Sentence examples for there was roughly from inspiring English sources

There was roughly one college-wide full studentship for every 100 students and research council funding was insufficient.

Organizers said there was roughly an equal split between Republicans and Democrats at the three-day retreat.

When "On the Road" came out, there was roughly the same amount of highway, but there were thirty million more cars and trucks.

During the decade, there was roughly an annual 4percentt rise in the population under correctional supervision, more than 40percentt from 1990 to 1999.

This means that, if you were living in Paris on the day of the recent attacks, there was roughly a one-in-twenty-thousand chance of being a victim.

By the end of 2001, there was roughly 56.6 million square feet of space in 198 buildings in the suburbs and 81.8 million square feet in 221 buildings over all, according to Trione & Gordon, a Houston brokerage firm.

BB: The number of people out there is roughly 40.

There are roughly nineteen thousand inhabitants.

There are roughly 500 Bantus in Lewiston.

There are roughly 15 mil.

There are roughly three options.