Example sentences of "likely to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the writer is likely to be a practitioner , and the approach may defer to the popularity of the medium as a pastime for amateurs . |
| 2 | The average age of entry for the diploma course is between 18 and 20 , though some schools accept entrants as young as 17 , others students up to 30 : age between these limits is not likely to be a problem provided the candidate shows talent , flexibility and motivation . |
| 3 | There were an awful lot of nice people working in the building , but there is sometimes a certain tone in your voice , a clouded look in your eye , which gives the impression that you 're more likely to be a client than a colleague . |
| 4 | This means that in most cases it is more likely to be a matter of relaxing the forward pressure to allow the aircraft to level out rather than pulling it out with a positive backward pressure on the stick . |
| 5 | How is gravel laid and are weeds likely to be a problem later ? |
| 6 | But all in all , it seems likely to be a long time before we reach that ‘ Utopian world of RDS ’ for all listeners in cars , at home or on foot ! |
| 7 | Colonel Blimp today is likely to be a Roundhead colonel , in his professed sentiments a Leveller , though not of course in his practices . |
| 8 | Cacoethes , whose partner has yet to be confirmed , and Carroll House , for whom the going is likely to be a little on the fast side , are also certain runners , but Luca Cumani will not decide until today whether Legal Case will take his chance . |
| 9 | There is also likely to be a row over the name Deloitte , which neither party seems prepared to give up . |
| 10 | Deliveries , they warn , are likely to be a little late this year , but rose planting can safely be done in any frost-free period between October and March . |
| 11 | Experts estimate that more than 350,000 people — or 4 per cent of British borrowers — are likely to be a month or more behind with their repayments . |
| 12 | Likely to be a feeder match , with big weights . |
| 13 | At supper there is more likely to be a simple salad than a roast on the menu , which has the advantage of leaving you with more room to do proper justice to the pudding . |
| 14 | On that evidence , therefore , and in spite of last night 's ominous phrases that the government would not tolerate ‘ chaos and anarchy ’ , it seems that the statement is more likely to be a specific warning — that people breaking in to armouries to steal weapons or ammunition could expect to be met by physical force — than a sign that the military are planning a political takeover . |
| 15 | If its demands for a ‘ representative ’ government are not met there is likely to be a general strike on Monday . |
| 16 | Given these difficulties , implementing the White Paper is likely to be a long haul . |
| 17 | After his broadcast on Thursday , it is more likely to be a new , and even bloodier , phase of his war . |
| 18 | That meeting was never likely to be a happy one . |
| 19 | Their frustrations used to be articulated by Mrs Thatcher , but she is now as likely to be a cause of them as a cure . |
| 20 | Sugar production is likely to be a record 110m tonnes in 1990–91 . |
| 21 | The coming general election is likely to be a close one — and Punjab and Assam may make the difference between a Congress victory and defeat . |
| 22 | The SDP were likely to be a far greater danger to us , as disgruntled ex-Conservative voters who would never have voted Labour in a million years turned to a cosy middle party . |
| 23 | ‘ Anyway , there 's not likely to be a wedding . |
| 24 | At present they ‘ share ’ the offence of indecent assault with many minor forms of misconduct , such as giving an unwanted kiss or fondling clothes being worn by someone else , for which the penalty is likely to be a long way down the scale . |
| 25 | It is more likely to be a wonder I have borne with things so long . |
| 26 | The loss of a significant relationship through death is , however , likely to be one that we have not been able to prepare for much in advance , and it is likely to be a loss that we do regret . |
| 27 | However at the time of any one person 's death or loss through some other means there are likely to be a significant number of people affected , not just the next of kin . |
| 28 | For the management careers of both Dave Stringer and Malcolm Crosby , this is likely to be a crucial semi-final . |
| 29 | But for every moment of inspiration from Grobbelaar there is also likely to be a lapse of concentration , and that came when he lost a cross from Burns in the 101st minute . |
| 30 | THE Leaning Tower of Pisa is likely to be a little more upright within two years , according to a commission of experts appointed by the Italian government to decide how to stop it collapsing . |