Example sentences of "survey have shown " in BNC.
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| 1 | A series of surveys has shown that , given a choice , up to 80pc of fans would prefer to stand . |
| 2 | Other surveys had shown excesses of young leukaemias round military sites which handled nuclear materials . |
| 3 | Furthermore social surveys had shown that early marriage , by unskilled workers could lead to poverty and destitution . |
| 4 | Sample surveys had shown that most people who go to the theatre tend to be middle-class and well-educated , but since so few people altogether actually go to the serious theatre there must be many middle-class , well-educated people who are not theatre-goers . |
| 5 | Surveys had shown that many consumers mistakenly believed that these had been officially approved . |
| 6 | Surveys had shown that X-ray doses vary by a factor of 20 or 30 between different hospitals , and that about a quarter of all hospitals had been giving patients unnecessarily high doses . |
| 7 | In Germany , recent surveys have shown 75% support for the war . |
| 8 | Several large population surveys have shown an independent relationship between blood glucose and blood pressure with ethnic differences between whites and blacks also apparent ( Dunn et al , 1970 ; Sive et al , 1971 ) . |
| 9 | Surveys have shown that a ‘ relevant degree ’ , one which includes a high proportion of accountancy subjects in its content , is the best entry method to the profession for students aspiring to a professional accountancy qualification . |
| 10 | A number of surveys have shown pulse rates shooting up to rates between 142 and 150 . |
| 11 | ‘ Surveys have shown that the added value gained by small companies from the audit is generally perceived as poor . ’ |
| 12 | Results of the surveys have shown that the geological map alone can not be used to predict radon hazard : soil-gas surveys must also be made . |
| 13 | Although a number of surveys have shown that practice has been slow to change , the ground has at least been prepared for change . |
| 14 | Surveys have shown that smokers of more than 20 cigarettes a day have twice as much time off work due to illness as do non-smokers [ 2 ] . |
| 15 | Surveys have shown that a majority of adult smokers want to give up the habit . |
| 16 | Surveys have shown that adults sleep an average of seven and a half hours , with a standard deviation in the sample of about one hour . |
| 17 | For instance , Peterken and Harding ( 1975 ) from air photos and ground surveys have shown how modern forestry has reduced the numbers of ‘ poor colonizer ’ species . |
| 18 | Within the National Parks , all land use surveys have shown how their landscapes have been much altered in recent years by the advance of agriculture and forestry ( Leonard , 1980 ) although as Table 8.2 shows , both National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONBs ) still contain very few urban areas ( Anderson , 1980 ) . |
| 19 | Repeated surveys have shown a high degree of patient satisfaction with general practice . |
| 20 | As the years passed , surveys have shown that the proportions of mentally disordered people in single homeless hostel populations have grown , while the number of hostel places available has diminished . |
| 21 | Repeated surveys have shown that a large majority of people remain convinced that Britain is much more strike-prone than other industrial countries , that strikes cause severe economic disruption and that they are a major contributor to the country 's industrial decline ( Taylor , 1980 , p.13 ) . |
| 22 | Two further surveys have shown that the University 's reputation is moving upwards . |
| 23 | Taiwan is one of the most Westernised countries in this region , and our last few surveys have shown that we 're attracting an extensive local listenership now , covering an age-group ranging from mid-teens to late thirties , so we want to ditch a lingering perception that we exist solely for the benefit of non-nationals . |
| 24 | Surveys have shown that of 4,500 youngsters on diversion schemes to stop them stealing cars , only about 100 have reoffended . |
| 25 | The British Election Surveys have shown how age , social class and other attributes are related to voting , and this information can be linked to findings on the attributes of migrants to assess how migration may have affected election results . |
| 26 | Cross sectional surveys have shown an increasing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori ( H pylor ) infection with increasing age in Western populations . |
| 27 | However , in several countries of western Europe , surveys have shown that immunity to diphtheria is poor , especially among women over 40 . |
| 28 | Surveys have shown that Britain has lost around 100,000 miles of hedges since 1945 and that about 4,000 miles are still being dug up every year . |
| 29 | So far all surveys have shown prevalences greater than 5% . |
| 30 | Bill Breakell , the park 's tourism officer , said : ‘ Recent surveys have shown many people are extremely concerned with the impact of the car on this special area . |