Example sentences of "about [det] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About half the proven breeding population is concentrated at Chichester gravel pits ( up to 31 pairs ) , and Rye Harbour gravel pits ( up to 16 pairs ) , with six or seven pairs breeding in some years on each of Burton Ponds and Darwell Reservoir . |
| 2 | This procedure can suggest a replacement for about half the genuine miskeyings it receives , and the replacement is usually right ( although it does suggest " teacher " for " Thacher " ) . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , river dolphins and catfish inhabit the same river , and between 1950 and 1980 , about half the 100 or so baiji found dead had died from swallowing or being snagged by fish hooks . |
| 4 | Not surprisingly the British economy had been growing at only about half the average annual rate of 5.4 per cent for the EEC countries since 1953 . |
| 5 | I am sure that my hon. and gallant Friend , whom I have known for many years and for whom I have a great affection , would agree that about half the best people are women . |
| 6 | An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide is responsible for about half the total warming . |
| 7 | Proteins , which generally comprise about half the total mass of biomembranes , determine the specific membrane functions . |
| 8 | It will be seen that in each country this economically active group is about half the total population . |
| 9 | Here just about half the total area was dealt with by parliamentary act and award . |
| 10 | About half the total expenditure of the hospital and community services goes on the care of people over 65 . |
| 11 | The twin citizens ' movements , Civic Forum in the Czech Lands and Public Against Violence ( PAV ) in Slovakia , emerged as the clear winners with about half the total votes cast ; there was a turnout of 96.7 per cent of the electorate of 11,247,000 . |
| 12 | In the Czech Lands Civic Forum won about half the total votes , and in Slovakia PAV emerged as the clear winner , although the latter had been expected until shortly before the election to come second to the CDM . |
| 13 | Ten leading trades accounted for about half the total number of admissions . |
| 14 | Now there 's no need to learn all of the tables erm er what I will do is if you want any more lessons I 'll do you some special tables cut down so you only have to learn about half the normal and then you 'll know them all cos if you know two sixes . |
| 15 | After Morocco announced greatly increased fines for illegal fishing in its waters , fishermen making up about half the Spanish fishing fleet in March 1990 blockaded the ports of Algeciras , Almería , Huelva and Málaga , and organized a 24-hour general strike in the Algeciras area on March 13 . |
| 16 | Not only were the Sinhalese underrepresented , but only about half the Sinhalese in the police professed Buddhism . |
| 17 | Decrease the portion of dessert to about half the usual amount . |
| 18 | Use about half the usual quantity of butter or hard margarine on vegetables . |
| 19 | About half the estimated 6,000 wild tigers in Asia live in India , Nepal , Bhutan and Bangladesh ; only 30 or 40 remain in China . |
| 20 | Take about half the remaining red fondant ( 100g/4oz ) and roll it to a very thick strip , about 1cm ( ½inch ) deep and wide . |
| 21 | As a result of the current devolution in favour of the regions , the Arts Council will be directly funding only about half the 170 arts bodies it funded in 1991 . |
| 22 | About half the 6,000 white collar workers are likely to be made redundant in response to the shrinking market for coal . |
| 23 | About half the impoverished households have one member employed , but their wage is totally inadequate . |
| 24 | The new rises are about half the current inflation rate and we can now offer customers better value for money . ’ |
| 25 | The ending of the former child allowances and their replacement with tax-free child benefits in 1975 meant an increase in the problem of dependency , with only about half the 750,000 one-parent families in 1976 , for instance , able to rely on their income as means of support . |
| 26 | Most researchers expect global temperatures to have experienced about half the predicted equilibrium temperature by the 2030s , that is , 1–2 C warmer than it is now . |
| 27 | Well I think the figures agree that the requirement for local need is sixteen thousand five hundred , about half the thirty one K suggestion . |
| 28 | But their bid has been knocked back by the Government which claimed their independent valuation was only about half the real value . |
| 29 | He then helped police recover about half the stolen items . |
| 30 | The 130,000 tonnes of litter consumed each year has about half the calorific value of coal . |