Example sentences of "[coord] less likely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , there are too many complications to allow the conclusion that individuals were more or less likely to be receptive according to whether they were Protestant or Catholic . |
| 2 | This project aims to examine whether certain categories of statemented special needs children are more , or less likely to be involved in bully/victim problems within 8 mainstream schools in Sheffield ( 3 junior/middle and 5 secondary ) . |
| 3 | I would prefer an analogue contents display because it is more eye-catching and less likely to be misread . |
| 4 | Although modern research has pointed out that women 's paid employment is underestimated by the available records ( in particular the census ) , since it was more irregular and less likely to be recorded than that of men , women 's choice of work was certainly in practice severely restricted , first and most crucially by what was effectively segregation by sex , secondly by local opportunities . |
| 5 | That is to say , it still remains the case that men of all social origins have become more likely to be found in service-class positions and less likely to be found in working-class ones . |
| 6 | Black juveniles are more likely to be prosecuted and less likely to be cautioned than white juveniles . |
| 7 | Black youth were more likely to be prosecuted and less likely to be cautioned than white youth . |
| 8 | Such families are also more likely to have dangerous forms of heating , and less likely to be insured against damage by fire . |
| 9 | Finally , the gas cylinder , designed to withstand extreme pressure , is much stronger and less likely to be ruptured in an accident than conventional fuel tanks . |
| 10 | If they could be spaced out a bit , then it would probably be easier and less likely to be trouble . |
| 11 | The first is clearly easier but less likely to be representative . |