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The Usage of "Would"

Would in the OP sentence has a conditional sense. The implied condition is space junk hitting the station: if that happens, other outcomes will follow. So you are not correct to read it as They assume ...
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Why it should be 'estimated', instead of 'is estimated'?

"is estimated" would form a passive voice sentence, but what then would be the subject. The parts before "The hurricane caused damage" already has a finite verb. If you use "...
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abide + direct object?

Legal use of abide: Abide Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition Definition: To "abide the order of the court" means to perform, execute or conform to such order. Jackson v. State, 30 Kan. 88, ...
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Worth as a predicate adjective?

worth is a noun but you need an adjective: ... because I am ________. You are looking for the word worthy or as the comments suggest, worth it. You could also change the verb to "have" and ...
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Worth as a predicate adjective?

But I was wrong because the truth is that we are worth personified. Worth isn’t the result of our actions, accomplishments, and possessions; it isn’t increased by self-sacrifice. It is the essence of ...
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"The Turnover Rent shall be the amount OF which 9% of the Sales Turnover exceeds the Basic Rent"

You're right. Simplified, your example sentence is as follows: The turnover rent shall be the amount of which 9% of the turnover exceeds the basic rent. It seems written in a (typical) unnecessarily ...
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Is it correct to say "If you're interested, which I'm sure you are..."?

Since "which I'm sure you are" is a parenthetical comment, which can be omitted without changing the overall meaning, it should be set off by commas, dashes, or parentheses. In comments like ...
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Why it should be 'estimated', instead of 'is estimated'?

The sentence fragment you give: The hurricane caused damage... has a subject (The hurricane) and a verb (caused) and an object (damage). If you add a single hyphen: The hurricane-caused damage... ...
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