Example sentences of "[pers pn] is estimate [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is estimated that approximately 500,000 adults in Great Britain suffer from agoraphobia to some extent . |
| 2 | Annually it is estimated that approximately 75 per cent of those aged 65 and over will visit their family doctor . |
| 3 | It is estimated that nearly £200 million in 1987–8 would be saved by the government ( Department of Employment , 1986 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Largemouth ’ is now almost extinct in the lake , and it is estimated that probably 50% of other species are also now extinct due to the introduction of the predatory Nile Perch as a food fish some 40 years ago . |
| 5 | It is estimated that over half the legal executives working in solicitors ' practices hold no formal qualification in law at all . |
| 6 | The economic burden of alcohol abuse falls not only on the individual and on the public purse , but also on employers : it is estimated that over 600 million is lost annually by employers through absenteeism , lateness , sickness , accidents and reduced efficiency resulting from excessive drinking . |
| 7 | It is estimated that over 30 species have become extinct while waiting for a listing . |
| 8 | And it is estimated that currently 87% of the 1,672,000 tonnes of pulp Britain imports each year has been chlorine-bleached . |
| 9 | For instance , it is estimated that around 1m of the 1.7m new jobs forecast for the mid 1990s will be in the professional and managerial areas , and demographics suggest that a substantial proportion of them will have to be filled by women . |
| 10 | It is estimated that around 600 pupils at present receive assistance for literacy and numeracy difficulties but the Government has baulked at estimating how many children suffer from dyslexia . |
| 11 | It is estimated that around two-fifths of the settlement will be needed to pay off the syndicate 's American lawyers ( who had taken on the case on a " no win , no pay " basis ) . |
| 12 | It is estimated that less than 10 per cent of existing savers entitled to hold a TESSA have taken one out . |
| 13 | It is estimated that more than 100,000 people now visit the Locks and their surroundings annually . |
| 14 | It is estimated that more than £12 billion a year is spent on gambling , and at least half of that is taken in Britain 's 10,000 betting shops . |
| 15 | It is estimated that more than two million specimens are stored , together with the information contained on labels and in associated manuscript material , such as field notebooks , determination lists , card indexes ( taxonomic and biographical ) . |
| 16 | Quite apart from members of the public who have seen the buses at exhibitions and conferences , it is estimated that more than 45,000 school girls have benefited from ‘ hands on ’ experience of new technologies . |
| 17 | Quite apart from the members of the public who have seen the vehicles at exhibitions and conferences , it is estimated that more than 100,000 school girls have benefited from ‘ hands on ’ experience of new technologies . |
| 18 | It is estimated that more than 170 million people worldwide are currently infected with the hepatitis B virus . |
| 19 | It is estimated that only 20 per cent of cases of sexually transmitted disease are seen in the specialist clinics . |
| 20 | In two of Japan 's leading export items , colour TV sets and motor vehicles , it is estimated that only 25 per cent of the value-added in production is generated internally by the company that sells the final product in contrast to 50 per cent in the UK or US . |
| 21 | In two of Japan 's leading export items , colour TV sets and motor vehicles , it is estimated that only 25 per cent of the value-added in production is generated internally by the company that sells the final product in contrast to 50 per cent in the UK or US . |
| 22 | On the other hand , in many instances the repossession order is not carried out and it is estimated that only 60 per cent of orders eventually result in repossession . |
| 23 | It is estimated that overall some 23,304 requests were satisfied : 14,989 from Scottish libraries and 8,315 from elsewhere . |
| 24 | It is estimated that about 75 per cent of the union 's members in Hackney and Tower Hamlets voted in the ballot , supported officially by NUT national leaders . |
| 25 | It is estimated that about a third of the population of Germany perished in the struggle . |
| 26 | It is estimated that about 15 per cent of the population , mostly in the rural areas , earn less than Z$100 a year , and it is this group which is facing the most difficulties in keeping their children at school . |
| 27 | Of some 200,000 children displaced by the war , it is estimated that about 80,000 are not in school . |
| 28 | It is estimated that about a third of these accidents result from damaged pavements . |
| 29 | It is estimated that about 40% of children below the age of 10 years are infected with threadworms , but many may not show the ‘ itching ’ symptoms . |
| 30 | In the USA it is estimated that about 80 per cent of collective agreements are confined to employees of a single company and about two-thirds are limited to a single plant ( Cohen , 1975 ) . |