Example sentences of "it 's estimated [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Yet it 's estimated that about one in five of us is affected . |
2 | It 's estimated that each day another three species are lost for ever . |
3 | 40 escalators out of service over the 270 stations , but fret not ; it 's estimated that all will have been repaired by 1996 . |
4 | Now , with unemployment set to reach two million by Christmas , they are no longer welcome and it 's estimated that over 60 per cent are unemployed . |
5 | It 's estimated that around 700 people die in house fires in Britain each year . |
6 | In fact it 's estimated that most of the major cave systems in the world today started life between 10,000 to two million years ago . |
7 | It 's estimated that 80% of burglaries are committed by casual opportunists , and in three out of ten thefts the burglar does n't have to use force to gain entry — open windows and unlocked doors make life very easy for him . |
8 | In Glasgow , for instance , it 's estimated that one in five men never eats vegetables of any kind and one third of the population never knowingly consumes fruit . |
9 | In the West Mercia force , which polices Hereford and Worcester , it 's estimated that on average , one officer is attacked every day . |
10 | It 's estimated that the trade is worth up to £1.5 million a year , with huntsmen collecting , on average , around £5,000 a year and in some cases as much as £20,000 . |
11 | It 's estimated that there are over 2.5 million people in debt in Britain , their debts can range from getting behind on hire purchase agreements to substantial mortgage arrears . |
12 | It 's estimated that one in three of us will end up caring for someone . |
13 | Worst affected is Somalia , where it 's estimated that three children are dying every minute . |
14 | It 's estimated that 5,000 Somalian children are dying every day ; 3 every minute . |
15 | It 's estimated that the workers will be travelling back and forth from France until Christmas . |
16 | It 's estimated that the earthquake in India has claimed twenty thousand lives . |
17 | It 's estimated that half a million pounds worth have been smuggled out of the country already this year . |