Example sentences of "but [adj] [be] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Health education is an important aspect of prevention but that is unlikely to be effective in the absence of increased safety measures and legislation . |
| 2 | The controversy will disappear once all the member states introduce equivalent conduct of business rules but that is unlikely to be achieved in the short or perhaps even in the medium term . |
| 3 | The word here — many talk but few are willing to be quoted — is that Nelson Mandela will be the last to go , and that he is working closely with the government in arranging a timetable for the releases . |
| 4 | In Venezuela a major ( $18 billion ) VHO project for the Orinoco region has been deferred due to economic problems but this is likely to be resumed before the end of the century . |
| 5 | Partnerships could be the host organisations for such research and development but this is likely to be regarded as too esoteric , too far from the pragmatic concerns of the immediate . |
| 6 | Initially this could be a minor subject in a combined studies degree ( Computer Science and EP or Library Science and EP ) but this is likely to be only a short step before the full degree course materializes . |
| 7 | It is therefore fair to say that , as a general rule , the courts are prepared to imply some degree of mobility into every contract of employment but this is likely to be limited unless the nature of the job or work performed by the employee is one where mobility would be recognised by both sides as being essential to the job . |
| 8 | There is an increase in risk due to irradiation of the breast , but this is likely to be small and is best estimated from a woman 's age and dose of irradiation . |
| 9 | They were assumed by the Icelandic author of the mid-thirteenth-century Knytlinga Saga , the only source in which they appear , to refer to Cnut 's conquest of 1015 – 16 , but this is likely to be an error , for attacks were made on London in 1009 too , and Ringmere was certainly fought in 1010 . |
| 10 | But this is likely to be the first and last time Witney sees the Hungarian State Circus … in February , the town council , banned circus with animals from using its land … and Witney Town Council where the big top 's been pitched is to be redevloped … leaving no large town centre site . |
| 11 | The aim is to reach 6,000 metres and heat water to 200 degrees centigrade but this is unlikely to be achieved before 1988–89 . |
| 12 | But this is unlikely to be accepted by Britain 's Euro partners . |
| 13 | Tony Bomford , a cameraman who was diving from my boat , reported that the water near the ‘ ball ’ was ‘ milky looking ’ but this is unlikely to be connected with breeding because sand-eels are known to spawn in the sand in winter time . |
| 14 | Most adoption agencies offer support for three months after the adoption , but this is unlikely to be sufficient . |
| 15 | Cumulatively this evidence points to later fourth-century decline in the extra-mural zones , but this is unlikely to be true of the defended area . |
| 16 | The inclination of historians may be to begin with their stock-in-trade , the arguments , but this is unlikely to be the best starting point for many , especially those who are new to the profession . |
| 17 | It is normal in a sale and purchase agreement to exclude liability for representations made in pre-contractual negotiations , but this is unlikely to be acceptable in the investment agreement as investors will have relied heavily on input from management before agreeing to proceed . |
| 18 | Wherever possible , a tenant should endeavour to delete the opening proviso but this is unlikely to be successful in which case the tenant should amend to include a long stop date ( see clause 5.4 ) . |
| 19 | He could have wandered unchecked all over north London if he had had a mind to it , but this was supposed to be Bienvida 's party and he and Bienvida were supposed to be there . |
| 20 | It can do this by using specifically attention-getting devices — enormous headlines in the press , rolls of drums , whistles or other unusual sounds on TV or radio , flashing lights on TV or cinema — but these are likely to be artificially imposed in the context of an ad . |
| 21 | The Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food has pledged more resources for the work , but these are likely to be diverted from other environmental imperatives . |