Estimated

Examples

• But though labour be the real measure of the exchangeable value of all commodities, it is not that by which their value is commonly estimated. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• He does this strange prospecting with an amount of gravity that can never be estimated or appreciated by a man who has not seen the operation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• We estimated his strength at 70,000. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The result has been the saving of vast amounts of maritime property, estimated at many millions of dollars yearly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He estimated the consumption of fuel by a theoretically perfect air engine on Mr. Stirling's principle at 0·37 lbs. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Siemens had in operation a road about one thousand six hundred feet in length, on which it is estimated ninety-five thousand passengers were conveyed in seven weeks. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It was estimated that in 1770 there were fifteen thousand slaves in Britain, mostly brought over by their owners from the West Indies and Virginia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The output of all countries is estimated to be from 1,200,000 to 1,300,000 annually. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The early arc lamps were rated to require 9 to 10 amperes of current, at 45 volts pressure each, receiving which they were estimated to give 2000 c. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• They _did_ know it evidently: I saw quite well that they all, in a moment's calculation, estimated me at about the same fractional value. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It is estimated in the Patent Office that about 8,000 patents have been granted for woodworking machines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It is estimated that in 1889 the total product of bicycles in this country reached 200,000 machines annually. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Distances traveled by human feet are also estimated by hours and minutes, though I do not know what the base of the calculation is. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The material value of Eli Whitney’s invention can hardly be estimated. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• It was estimated that if the gun were fired at an angle of 43° the shell would be carried a distance of fifteen miles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It is estimated that more than 180,000 machines of the self-binding type are now produced yearly, the manufacturers in Chicago alone turning out more than three-fourths of this number. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The same authority estimated the total horse power of steam vessels in the merchant marine of the world in 1895 to be 12,005,000. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It is estimated that there are to-day between 150 and 155 regular manufacturers, exclusive of the mere assemblers of parts. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• To-day the total number of self-binding harvesters, reapers and mowers in use is estimated to be two millions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Although the weight is estimated at several tons, so sensitive is its poise on the mercury that the enormous lantern may be easily rotated by the pressure of one’s finger. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• This was done with success, but I found afterwards that I had entirely under-estimated Pemberton's strength. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Some of the country people estimated the stragglers from Johnston's army as high as 20,000. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• From what weighing was done it is estimated that from March 17 to April 30 700?lbs. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Before long several other small exchanges were opened, and by August, 1877, it was estimated that there were 778 telephones in use. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• It is estimated that the electric light stations and plants in the United States alone amount to $600,000,000. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The whole value of the gold and silver, therefore, which circulated in Scotland before the Union, cannot be estimated at less than a million sterling. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• It continued to be estimated at this price till about 1570. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The importance of electricity in factory work cannot be over-estimated. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It has been estimated that 300,000,000 blood cells alone need daily repair or renewal. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Of course, of course, answered Mr. Jos, whose generosity in money matters Dobbin estimated quite correctly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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