Example sentences of "many [conj] one [prep] " 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 | With only the staff at Bloomsbury House and their regional offices as the long stop for advice and modest practical assistance , it is not surprising that a high proportion of Kindertransporte veterans , possibly as many as one in ten , found themselves up against the police or other bastions of social authority . |
| 4 | As many as one in 12 Britons dislike our cross-Channel neighbours with the Welsh topping the league . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | As many as one in three of those who supported the Conservatives last year refused to do so last week . |
| 7 | ONE WOULD not normally think a national awareness day for something which could affect as many as one in three of the population would be necessary . |
| 8 | Christine believes the problem is much bigger than anyone believes and cited a recent study which claimed as many as one in three children suffer some kind of sexual abuse . |
| 9 | As many as one in ten of the babies born on this beach will die here . |
| 10 | It is estimated that as many as one in five people suffers from PMLE . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | As we noted earlier , perhaps as many as one in six of the adult population of England had lived in London for part of their lives . |
| 13 | The electorate was steadily expanding during the course of the Stuart century , so that by Anne 's reign perhaps as many as one in four adult males had the right to vote , whilst the passage of the Triennial Act in 1694 meant that those who were enfranchised had the opportunity to make their voice known in frequently contested elections . |
| 14 | Nowadays as many as one in five cars on UK roads is a diesel . |