Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] estimated that [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's estimated that 5,000 Somalian children are dying every day ; 3 every minute . |
| 2 | Worst affected is Somalia , where it 's estimated that three children are dying every minute . |
| 3 | It is estimated that 60,000 sites are worthy of scheduling . |
| 4 | It is estimated that two-thirds of those with impaired hearing suffer from tinnitus , but it is almost unknown in the born deaf who have never experienced sound . |
| 5 | And yet it is estimated that two-thirds of companies fail to employ their quota of registered disabled and only two government departments employ 3 per cent disabled . |
| 6 | Exports of the bird have increased sharply in recent years ; last year it is estimated that 500 of the remaining 2,000 birds were exported from Indonesia , while 200 more died in an Indonesian export house . |
| 7 | In the UK , it is estimated that 1 in 4 people are overweight , grade 1 obesity , the major reasons for dieting are cosmetic and a sense of well-being . |
| 8 | It is estimated that seventy thousand old barns survive , many in poor condition . |
| 9 | It is estimated that three-quarters of the region 's population eat pies regularly both at home and outside . |
| 10 | In Britain it is estimated that eighty-three per cent of these carers have no outside help whatsoever . |
| 11 | It is estimated that one heavy rainstorm could bring disaster . |
| 12 | Of an edition of Luther 's Bible printed in Wittenberg in 1534 , it is estimated that 100,000 copies were sold in forty years . |
| 13 | The business gift sector is characterised by seasonal demand , and it is estimated that 80 per cent of this business is conducted in the last two months of every year . |
| 14 | It is estimated that 1,000 courses were built in England in 1990 alone . |
| 15 | It is estimated that 1,000 units could be sold at £1 each . |
| 16 | In the intervening years it is estimated that 111 died while trying to escape and a further 77 lost their lives on the Berlin Wall itself , with most of these deaths occurring in the 1960s . |
| 17 | It is estimated that 40 per cent of Zulus support chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi . |
| 18 | It is estimated that 60 per cent of the rural population of Latin America lives in conditions of poverty ( ECLAC/FAO 1985 ) . |
| 19 | As it is estimated that 25 per cent of schoolchildren will have a sight problem that needs attention ( Optical Information Council ) it is essential that vision screening procedures should be effective . |
| 20 | In America , it is estimated that 25 per cent of paperback sales are through supermarkets ; the romance title is rigorously marketed like any other brand-name ; like chocolate bars , the newest variety is given prominence on the sales stands . |
| 21 | It is estimated that 24 per cent of Mediterranean beaches are unsuitable for swimming because of the sewage risk alone . |
| 22 | Indeed , it is estimated that one-half of them have to depend on state benefits . |
| 23 | From these figures , it was calculated that it would take some 100 years for the cut and cut-and-burnt sites to attain biomass levels of the original forest , while for the bulldozed forests , it is estimated that 1000 years would be needed . |
| 24 | Based on a national postal survey to chief constables in 1986 , it is estimated that 75–80 000 young people are reported as missing each year in Britain ( De'Ath , 1987 ) . |
| 25 | Latin America 's nutritional levels are higher than in many other parts of the Third world , and yet it is estimated that 15 per cent of the region 's children suffer from medium to high-level malnutrition , which means , given the differences within the region , high levels in some areas ( López Cordovez 1982 ) . |
| 26 | FLOORS It is estimated that 15 per cent of home heat is lost through timber floors . |