Sentence examples for there are reckoned from inspiring English sources

On long-haul routes there are reckoned to be some 1.3m of these "semi-trailers", as the combination of a tractor unit and trailer are known.

THERE are reckoned to be 400,000 monks in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), about the same as the number of soldiers under the ruling junta's command.

Malaysia put up its petrol prices by 40%; fuel subsidies there are reckoned to cost about as much as defence, education and health care combined.United Airlines said it would scale back its operations, by reducing its fleet by 70 aircraft and closing its cheap-ticket operator, Ted.

Even so, there are reckoned to be about 9m people who need treatment but are not receiving it.

There are reckoned to be 300,000-400,000 French people in London, making it the sixth-biggest French city.

There are reckoned to be upwards of 1,000 operas in the repertoire; every region has its variants.

The direct medical costs there were reckoned at $18B billionn) annually (2004 US dollars) compared with 7.2 14.5B for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 16 21B for arthritis, 26B for depression and 20 90B for diabetes.

Since the 1989 census, the population there is reckoned to have fallen from 16.4m to 15.6m.

A decade ago there were reckoned to be around 60,000 Christians in the city.

In Europe, meanwhile, demand is still falling and there is reckoned to be about 30% too much capacity.

Once there were reckoned to be more than 100 pubs on this stretch – one on every corner.