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Discover LudwigThe phrase "to be about" is a perfectly acceptable and correct phrase to use in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to something that a discussion is focusing on or concentrating on. For example, "We had a lot of discussions about the project, but the majority of them seemed to be about the budget."
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It was believed to be about 41.
Attendance was expected to be about 20,000.
It's not going to be about Tebow.
Politics doesn't have to be about policy.
The race seems to be about even.
The case "used to be about €4.9bn.
He was believed to be about 60.
Turnout looks set to be about 36%.
Trucks used to be about utility.
Nobody seemed to be about.
It's going to be about people.
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