Example sentences of "many [conj] one [prep] five " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rainfall is uncertain and varied — drought years may be as many as one in five ; many soils are eroded and soil quality may vary within as little space as a hectare ; even small-scale irrigation may be ineffective as high levels of ‘ run-off ’ prevent the efficient use of water . |
| 2 | As many as one in five of the population attends an accident and emergency unit every year , yet staff shortages are so acute that a quarter of the 239 units in England and Wales do not have a trained consultant in charge . |
| 3 | As many as one in five motherless children in the NCDS sample of lone-parent families had brothers or sisters living away from home ( Ferri , 1976 ) . |
| 4 | It is estimated that as many as one in five people suffers from PMLE . |
| 5 | Is the Minister aware that three annual checks by Welsh trading standards officers discovered that as many as one in five lorries on Welsh roads are overloaded , yet the chance of being checked is one in every 5,000 journeys ? |
| 6 | Nowadays as many as one in five cars on UK roads is a diesel . |