Example sentences of "and [noun pl] are likely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sales and investments are likely to be less affected than in a chapter 11 filing . |
| 2 | Some fungi , bacteria and viruses are likely to be present in most ponds and aquaria , but that these do not cause problems until fish are injured or weakened in some way . |
| 3 | An evolutionarily successful species is likely to populate its habitat fully and individuals are likely to be forced into peripheral regions where they face a greater environmental variance . |
| 4 | Students and carers are likely to be among those who will be affected by this . |
| 5 | Your opinions and ideas are likely to be different from those of a younger ( or older ) person . |
| 6 | Ideas and vocabulary of space , shape and comparisons are likely to be involved . |
| 7 | Forecasting is an attempt to visualise or anticipate the kind of future environment in which company plans and actions are likely to be implemented . |
| 8 | Forecasting is an attempt to visualise or anticipate the kind of future environment in which company plans and actions are likely to be implemented . |
| 9 | Similarly , autobiographies may be idealized , though private letters and diaries are likely to be genuine enough . |
| 10 | The school day and terms are likely to be longer than the legal requirement for state schools . |
| 11 | Unclothed and at rest , cold-adapted humans can maintain a core temperature ( i.e. central body temperature , measured by mouth or rectum ) of 37°C in still air down to 27–29°C , or in water down to 35°C ; in either case the skin and extremities are likely to be several degrees cooler ( Edholm , 1978 ) . |
| 12 | Jazz and dance exercise and aerobics are likely to be too demanding at the pace established in many classes . |
| 13 | On the other hand , even such seasonal workers ' commitment to work , needs and interests are likely to be different from those of regular workers ; this despite the fact that their pay or access to fringe benefits can be inferior to those of regular workers . |
| 14 | What personal biases and distortions are likely to be present ? |
| 15 | Spain 's Santiago de Compostela is believed to have resubmitted its bid and others are likely to be also on the table . |
| 16 | The same authors also question the assumption that it is too costly for politicians to develop effective means of financial scrutiny , pointing to evidence that instruments of control are widely used systematically and rationally , implying that the preferences of sponsors and citizens are likely to be adequately reflected in the supply of public goods ( Breton and Wintrobe , 1975 , pp. 202–4 ) . |
| 17 | These rules are very important , because they bring consistency to the interpretation of leases and enable parties buying and selling leases and reversions to obtain more reliable advice on what their rights and liabilities are likely to be . |
| 18 | Unattributed assertions in news stories and headlines are likely to be received as factual , while criticism expressed in personlised columns is more likely to be regarded as opinion , especially when it appears to be an inference drawn by the columnist from facts to which reference has been made . |
| 19 | It is one thing to recognise that the interests of producers and consumers are likely to be opposed : for the first will wish to sell at the highest , the second to buy at the lowest price . |