Synonym: about, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some. Similar words: ultimately, appropriate, approve, approval, approach, approve of, lately, climate. Meaning: [-lɪ] adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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121 The mill originally had two sets of fairly small stones of approximately 2' diameter, which have not survived.
122 Approximately 70 relatives and friends have made the trip from Pittsburgh to watch this grad student in biology chase her dream.
123 Despite several restructuring agreements since 1983 the cost of debt servicing continued to consume approximately one-third of export revenues.
124 The present population of Britain also includes approximately 2.4 million people of minority ethnic origin.
125 There is some residual radiation, indicating that atomic weapons were in use approximately five thousand years ago.
126 Under normal conditions, approximately 65 percent of salt and water is reabsorbed at this site.
127 As is to be expected, approximately 75 percent of the children come from poor families.
128 Approximately half had organised or helped with playgroups and a similar number had previously worked as welfare assistants.
129 The vault bar seats approximately 55 persons and is more attractive to the younger drinkers because of its atmosphere and prices.
130 Approximately 100,000 cars clog the narrow streets each day and exhaust gases are eroding the city's ancient monuments.
131 That boosted the reported payroll increase by approximately 75, 000, some analysts estimated.
132 It would appear that the rocker cover is becoming pressurised and oil consumption is approximately one pint per 150-200 miles.
133 Charged approximately 7.50 per hour for the public meeting[sentencedict.com], and a lesser amount for the exhibition space.
134 When such material is used it must be ensured that it conforms approximately in density and shape with the natural beach material.
135 Of these, approximately 5 % contained errors and were rejected by the system.
136 The mean was approximately 4, and the variance 11, giving a coefficient of dispersion of nearly 3.
137 An elderly person should try to eat approximately half a pound of protein in some form in her diet every day.
138 A control on the front panel adjusts the operating time between limits of less than one second and four minutes approximately.
139 Consequently,[http://sentencedict.com/approximately.html] President Roosevelt dismissed the entire batallion of approximately 160 men and disqualified them from further military or government employment.
140 The database of approximately 180 references include audiovisual and print materials held in the school library.
141 Probably several eddies commonly occur simultaneously, as shown in the figure, with an approximately but not exactly even spacing.
142 The total budget for 1992 will be approximately US$3.8 million.
143 It has been estimated that there are approximately 1 million elective offices to be filled.
144 Choledocolithiasis is a relatively frequent problem arising in approximately 15% of patients with stones in the gall bladder.
145 There are approximately 10 9 base pairs in the human chromosome set.
146 To provide an effective working atmosphere, the number of participants will be limited to approximately 50.
147 In 1994, for example, the U. S. Government paid farmers approximately $ 10 billion in grants.
148 I found myself in a rough cubicle with a torn curtain hanging to approximately knee-height.
149 The relative molecular mass of NaCl determined from the elevation of boiling point is thus approximately half that calculated from its formula.
150 She therefore has to use a dialysis machine approximately three times a week.
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