Example sentences of "it be more likely that [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A set of criteria might be given as a list , but it is more likely that at least some of the relationships between individual criteria will be indicated .
2 If all the ships sail separately it is more likely that at least one ship will stray into the field of view of a submarine than if the ships sail in a tight convoy ; a convoy may slip by without being detected .
3 It is more likely that by mid May contemporaries had recovered from any anxieties prompted by the seizure of the prince and were prepared to accept Gloucester 's protectorship at face value .
4 It is more likely that by mid May contemporaries had recovered from any anxieties prompted by the seizure of the prince and were prepared to accept Gloucester 's protectorship at face value .
5 It is more likely that in many situations there is a conflict of interest between capital and labour over this issue and thus a need to negotiate the outcome .
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