Example sentences of "but [is] [adj] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | conversely a candidate who is registered for 71638 Music Making : Solo 3 ( Woodwind ) but is unlikely to be successful in this module may have the registration adjusted to 71631 Music Making : Solo 2 ( Woodwind ) . |
| 2 | Bo Jackson , the outstanding running-back who rushes for the Raiders when not playing baseball for the Kansas City Royals , returns to practice this week , but is unlikely to be ready for the Raiders game on Sunday … against the Kansas City Chiefs . |
| 3 | The organisational culture of the civil service may differ from organisational cultures in the private sector but is likely to be similar to other office based white collar organisations in the public sector . |
| 4 | There is a fiscal impact on an inter-country basis and in aggregate the impact of the budget is probably positive , but is likely to be small . |
| 5 | Japan may still want to try exerting control but is likely to be alone . |
| 6 | It can , of course , be used for self-testing , but is likely to be less than objective in its finding . |