Example sentences of "which is more likely " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had already been given an operation for biliary atresia which is designed to unblock or bypass the blockage leaving scar tissue which is more likely to bleed . |
| 2 | With all the rain emptying itself over the Feyenoord Stadium it was hard to put last night 's match in the context of a World Cup which is more likely to present problems of heat than waterproofing . |
| 3 | Censorship is a recurring problem in libraries , and there is no issue in librarianship which is more likely to bring libraries on to the pages of the Press , frequently in a damaging and trivial representation of the library profession . |
| 4 | Those who show their fish and spend thousands on a single Koi do advocate quarantine , which is more likely to mean housing their new arrivals for months , rather than days , in a whole separate pool : in this instance , the stress factor does not apply . |
| 5 | If there is uncertainty about a number — for example , was it fourteen or forty ? — think which is more likely . |
| 6 | ‘ to give rise to apprehension for the safety of any person ( or property ) or ’ False reports that a person is missing from home or that a bomb is in a building ( which is more likely to be encountered in practice ) come under this point . |
| 7 | Instead they refer to only a sub-section of these behaviours , a sub-section which is more likely to be committed by young , poorly-educated males who are often unemployed , live in working-class impoverished neighbourhoods , and frequently belong to an ethnic minority . |
| 8 | It is change of this kind which is more likely to surprise and challenge you when you first return . |
| 9 | The starting point can be either a known position such as a radio beacon over which the aircraft has flown or , which is more likely in the case of an accident , the crash position . |
| 10 | So far as assistance to grandchildren in adult life is concerned , the American evidence suggests that grandparents do assist financially and that they define this assistance as a gift , unlike financial support between the other two generations which is more likely to be defined as a loan , or as part of an exchange ( Hill , 1970 , pp. 69–70 ) . |
| 11 | This position , actual or potential for all women , leads to a version of the self which is more likely to be defined in relationship and which therefore implies certain commitments or responsibilities which can hardly be denied . |
| 12 | Officer ( 36 ) : the word is usually translated " eunuch " , as in the New English Bible , but it may also have the more general meaning of " court official# , which is more likely here in view of Potiphar 's marriage . |
| 13 | This is in part because , relative to their weight , they consume both more food and larger quantities of fruit , which is more likely to contain significant levels of pesticides . |