Example sentences of "[adv prt] about 30 " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first portrait ( top left ) was made at the beginning of his reign , in about 30 BC , and is derived from Hellenistic royal models ( compare fig. 14 ) . |
| 2 | In the mid-1970s , evening papers in about 30 towns faced competition from a rural-owned weekly . |
| 3 | Initial studies of the performance and prospects of the industrial sectors in which the firms are involved are being followed up by in-depth interviews with managers in about 30 plants . |
| 4 | At the same time it ruled that in the case of Pontevedra in north-western Spain , where eight seats were at issue as the result of apparent polling irregularities , elections would have to be repeated in about 30 polling areas . |
| 5 | With the availability of α-interferon , termination of the viral replicating phase can be induced in about 30 to 40% of the patients . |
| 6 | The oval shaped earpieces are free to move within their stirrups to suit the wearer and the stirrups themselves can swivel through about 30 degrees laterally . |
| 7 | Similarly , a priori one would expect the same effect in TV , possibly over about 30 seconds . |
| 8 | Bromley ( 1981 ) has shown how abundant biogenic and inorganic sedimentary textures can be revealed by lightly brushing thin mineral oil on a dry chalk surface and allowing it to ‘ develop ’ over about 30 minutes . |
| 9 | Most palaeontologists have hitherto supposed that the nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago . |
| 10 | The power available from the hydroelectric station will be at least 800 MW , eight hours a day for the first 20 years , thereafter falling by about 30 per cent . |
| 11 | It might be helpful to know that it is planned that low flying by jets will decline by about 30 per cent . |
| 12 | Increased revenue was expected to come from additional indirect taxes , including sales taxes on fuel , cars , fruit and some beverages ; cars would be taxed at between 50 and 500 per cent , depending on engine capacity , and fuel prices were to rise by about 30 per cent . |