Unit 5 : numbers - Ex.2 : use prepositions and substitutes

Question 1

The circuit emits such amount of heat that eventually melts itself.

Answer 1

The circuit emits so much heat that eventually melts itself.

Question 1

Reverse

The new mixture is half as more expensive;

Answer 1

The new mixture is 50 % more expensive;

Question 2

A large number of side effects can be expected if this product is applied to food preservation.

Answer 2

A whole host of side effects can be expected if this product is applied to food preservation.

Question 3

Reverse

If the number of samples is halved, the statistical operations decrease by one half.

Answer 3

If the number of samples is halved, the statistical operations decrease 50 %.

Question 4

We improved the lead-time between 10 and 20 percent.

Answer 4

We improved the lead-time by 10 to 20 percent.

Question 4

Reverse

With this generator, we can produce twice as much energy as with any other one.

Answer 4

With this generator, we can produce two times as much energy as with any other one.

Question 5

An investment of £ 250,00 will increase our output ten times.

Answer 5

An investment of £ 250,00 will increase our output tenfold.

Question 6

The results obtained are four times smaller than those recorded previously.

Answer 6

The results obtained are a factor of four smaller than those recorded previously.

Question 6

Reverse

With as little as two grams, we can cause a very strong reaction

Answer 6

With such a small quantity as two grams, we can cause a very strong reaction

Question 7

The private funding of the new plant is decidedly the most urgent problem that we face.

Answer 7

The private funding of the new plant is by far the most urgent problem that we face.

Question 8

Reverse

The waste generated by our method is the thousandth of the waste generated by other methods.

Answer 8

The waste generated by our method is a thousand times less than the waste generated by other methods.

Question 9

Reverse

The private funding of the new plant is by far the most urgent problem that we face.

Answer 9

The private funding of the new plant is decidedly the most urgent problem that we face.

Question 10

With this new system we plan to manage up to one million operations per minute.

Answer 10

With this new system we plan to manage as many as one million operations per minute.

Question 11

Energy demand will grow a lot faster during the last quarter of 1999.

Answer 11

Energy demand will increase far faster during the last quarter of 1999.

Question 12

Reverse

The results obtained are a factor of four smaller than those recorded previously.

Answer 12

The results obtained are four times smaller than those recorded previously.

Question 13

With this generator, we can produce two times as much energy as with any other one.

Answer 13

With this generator, we can produce twice as much energy as with any other one.

Question 13

Reverse

Energy demand will increase far faster during the last quarter of 1999.

Answer 13

Energy demand will grow a lot faster during the last quarter of 1999.

Question 15

The new mixture is 50 % more expensive;

Answer 15

The new mixture is half as more expensive;

Question 16

Reverse

The circuit emits so much heat that eventually melts itself.

Answer 16

The circuit emits such amount of heat that eventually melts itself.

Question 17

With such a small quantity as two grams, we can cause a very strong reaction

Answer 17

With as little as two grams, we can cause a very strong reaction

Question 19

The waste generated by our method is a thousand times less than the waste generated by other methods.

Answer 19

The waste generated by our method is the thousandth of the waste generated by other methods.

Question 20

Reverse

With this new system we plan to manage as many as one million operations per minute.

Answer 20

With this new system we plan to manage up to one million operations per minute.

Question 21

Reverse

Just how much calculation had to be performed depended on the number of data points needed to describe the data wave.

Answer 21

Just how much calculation had to be performed depended on the amount of data points needed to describe the data wave.

Question 22

Reverse

An investment of £ 250,00 will increase our output tenfold.

Answer 22

An investment of £ 250,00 will increase our output ten times.

Question 24

If the number of samples is halved, the statistical operations decrease 50 %.

Answer 24

If the number of samples is halved, the statistical operations decrease by one half.

Question 25

Reverse

There is barely difference between the results of both experiments.

Answer 25

There is almost no difference between the results of both experiments.

Question 27

Reverse

A whole host of side effects can be expected if this product is applied to food preservation.

Answer 27

A large number of side effects can be expected if this product is applied to food preservation.

Question 28

Reverse

We improved the lead-time by 10 to 20 percent.

Answer 28

We improved the lead-time between 10 and 20 percent.

Question 29

There is almost no difference between the results of both experiments.

Answer 29

There is barely difference between the results of both experiments.

Question 30

Just how much calculation had to be performed depended on the amount of data points needed to describe the data wave.

Answer 30

Just how much calculation had to be performed depended on the number of data points needed to describe the data wave.