Sentence examples for questioned estimates from inspiring English sources

The "No" campaign had consistently slammed the measure as a "jumbled, legal nightmare" and questioned estimates of the potential tax revenue that legalization would have brought in.

In hearings, subcommittee members questioned early estimates made by BP and federal officials that were later shown to vastly underestimate the flow rate of oil from the well.

In the nuclear example, the report in question estimates 17 million deaths – equivalent to around one-quarter of the UK population.

The question of how much radioactivity escaped into the air and water is an elusive question; estimates range between 20% and 300% of the Chernobyl amount.

This question estimates the absence or presence of frailty of the patient.

A third question estimates the association between cumulative chemical exposure and human health.

An "unhealthy days" summary measure based on the second and third questions estimates the overall number of recent days when physical or mental health was not good.

Based on these questions, estimates of the individuals' pubertal developmental stages were defined as follows: absence of pubic hair and any other sign of puberty was the pre-pubertal stage; attainment of any sign of puberty was the pubertal stage.

Opponents questioned that estimate, worried about job losses among corrections officers and said the shift could jeopardize public safety.

A coalition of parents, teachers and students, along with a newly elected school board member -- a former fire inspector acquainted with the structure -- questioned the estimate.

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