Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] to be the " in BNC.

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1 Although likely to be the least cost-effective strategy for the improvement of vitamin A status in the long term , even this approach is a highly cost-effective child survival intervention .
2 Then of course failing that , if you did n't want that doing you 'd er try the French letters and they were supposed to be er you know supposed to be intact and supposed to be the thing .
3 There is also the question of camera vulnerability through general usage , swinging around on a line and likely to be the first arrival on the ground when the kite line is reeled down .
4 However such an examination is the more timely — and likely to be the more revealing — in the light of the London — Peking accords on the transition to Chinese authority , in so far as this last may affect the nature of the bureaucracy , modify its practices and , possibly , inject popular consultation on some issues .
5 ‘ … we are delighted to find that the Voyage is productive of a high state of enjoyment to yourself and likely to be the means of re-establishing Mrs. Gould 's health .
6 It would be lonely and awesome to be the only ‘ heavenly body ’ !
7 Although supporting the Act at the time of its enactment , the Labour Party 's education spokesman , Neil Kinnock , highlighted lack of resources as likely to be the major impediment to the legislation 's success .
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