Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | determine which sub-systems , programs etc. are likely to be involved in any change |
| 2 | If you are wrongfully dismissed , the cost in terms of pension benefits alone is likely to be heavy . |
| 3 | While this evidence does not necessarily imply that children will always cope with empirical and intentional explanations in the classroom , it does imply that failure to do so is likely to be due to factors other than children lacking an understanding of causality , of intentionality , or of the causal connectives . |
| 4 | The penalty for failure to do so was likely to be dire because not only individuals but nations were chastised for their sins , and can it be expected that He will suffer this great iniquity to go unpunished ? ’ |
| 5 | I was the only one of the three who had any confidence in Burmese , and so was able to be bilingual in teaching and in giving notes . |
| 6 | I must no longer be ashamed to be fanatical . |
| 7 | Housing experts fear lenders may no longer be able to be flexible — and have to repossess as the slump in the housing market worsens . |
| 8 | However , in practice , it normally requires very many iterations before convergence is achieved ; moreover , the process of recovering eigenvectors outlined above is apt to be ill-conditioned , and some other procedure is usually to be preferred . |
| 9 | Families are usually unable to describe how they function to an outsider and so questions that enquire about this directly are likely to be unhelpful . |
| 10 | Even if scientists could demonstrate such a correlation , it would still be difficult to be certain whether the effect were the result of social or genetic transmission . |
| 11 | Over the five years of operation of the National Certificate employers and providers have indicated that , whilst the flexibility of the modular system is of great benefit , it would also be useful to be able to provide an additional separate certificate for a student who successfully completes a group of modules designed to meet the needs of a particular occupational area . |
| 12 | It 's best if you keep to the same time each week for regular activities , though be prepared to be flexible about it . |
| 13 | In my opinion HMG must now be prepared to be definite or accept the consequences . ’ |
| 14 | Yesterday , however , Peter Price , deputy chairman of the council and a member of the board , said that they would not now be likely to be available before Easter . |
| 15 | Small children who see grandparents frequently are likely to be distressed and puzzled by their death . |
| 16 | Demand here is likely to be high , the report says , because the service will be able to satisfy the demands of portable computing . |
| 17 | Demand here is likely to be high , the report says , because the service will be able to satisfy the demands of portable computing . |
| 18 | Moreover , if you are married , then unless your partner is solidly behind you there are liable to be domestic tensions — especially if you run the business from home . |
| 19 | Thus aspects such as status , security and so on are likely to be important . |
| 20 | They were a young primary school teacher from Awlad Shaikh who appeared in the Magharba list and a professor of economics from Benghazi University with a United States doctorate , who unfortunately was unable to be present himself , but was supported by the Zuwaya . |
| 21 | The next industry to adopt the technique widely is likely to be mechanical engineering . |
| 22 | So , yes , the United States Air Force may be able to destroy cities , plants , installations and people , but it will never be able to be decisive in concluding the battle . |