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Discover LudwigThe phrase "approximately there was" is not correct and sounds awkward in written English.
It is not typically used because "approximately" is usually paired with numerical values or quantities rather than with "there was."
Example: "Approximately there was a crowd of 100 people at the event."
Alternatives: "There was roughly" or "There was about."
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Approximately, there are ten times more expected fades for u ⊥=10 m/s than for the case of u ⊥=1 m/s.
During the Devonian period, for example, (approximately ) there were 400 days in a year, with each day lasting 21.8 hours.
From recollection there were approximately eight people… [there].
It's decided there's approximately as much light as there should be.
In Hungary there are approximately 1,500 thermal springs.
The lines for the BP match this approximately, since there is no need for communication there.
A ride there is £90 (approximately $135) an hour.
We know approximately the range there is.
There are approximately 210,000 single-sex schools around the world.
There are approximately 2,000 people there now.
There are approximately three hundred million Americans in America.
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