Example sentences of "would [be] likely " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look : I ca n't say this strictly , as a scientist , but it is my feeling that a bonfire , grilling a kipper or lighting a cigarette all release greater concentrations of dioxins than you 'd be likely to find at the end of the pipe of a properly run high-temperature incinerator . ’ |
| 2 | We we 're , we 're , we 'd be likely to invite all of our stewards really I think from the point of view , the County Branch up to now with these meetings it 's just been our County Branch er that 's been |
| 3 | If you think that you 're more likely to keep the price of your house high by keeping blacks out , then you 'd be likely to go for that . |
| 4 | I 've fought in more battles than you 'd be likely to believe . ’ |
| 5 | The point is , I did n't think you 'd be likely to make that sort of mistake . |
| 6 | These styles are still sufficiently popular to survive , although any attempted ‘ re-fit ’ would be likely to sweep them away as a matter of principle . |
| 7 | Mr Meacher indicated that a Labour government would be likely to set up new industrial courts presided over by judges with experience in industrial relations and two lay ‘ assessors ’ — one employer and one trade unionist who would advise the judge . |
| 8 | It would be likely to cost £60bn . |
| 9 | But in a series of remarks broadly encouraging to solicitors , Lord Mackay said the lay-dominated advisory committee would be likely to consider what happens in other countries where there was no enforced separation of the two functions . |
| 10 | The committee would be likely to consider a suggestion by Lord Donaldson that case separation might be needed where the public had an interest in the outcome of a case but it would also play a role as representative of those who actually used legal services , he said . |
| 11 | Whatever influence television news has on voters , it would be likely to affect all , or nearly all voters . |
| 12 | On the other hand , Sandinista backing for the FMLN rebels would be likely to prove untenable . |
| 13 | On the other hand , Sandinista backing for the FMLN rebels would be likely to prove untenable . |
| 14 | As for Mr Gorbachev himself , he is desperate for the party to stay in one piece because he knows that , once on their own , neither hardliners nor reformers would be likely to want him as their leader . |
| 15 | Many party officials oppose the ideas , such as privatisation and greater powers for the republics , that a round table would be likely to discuss . |
| 16 | One of our first thoughts was to accommodate the sows outdoors , so for comparative purposes he has made the assumption that new purpose-built accommodation for 220 sows would be likely to cost £400 a sow . |
| 17 | John Buckingham on Foinavon , well behind this chaos , was still keeping an eye on Josh Gifford on Honey End , though he was aware that his mount would be likely to prove more one-paced than the favourite . |
| 18 | Roman medallions were made in small quantities and so the die would be likely to survive , while at Dalisandos no coinage was made in the intervening years . |
| 19 | Instead Mr Kinnock would be likely to introduce a more modest programme , tinkering with his tax plans to accommodate Liberal Democrat reservations , and concentrating on plans for constitutional reform — including Scottish and Welsh assemblies and a new Freedom of Information Act . |
| 20 | The reality is , it is most unlikely that such a merger would be allowed on competition grounds and we believe that a referral to the authorities would be likely to attract great uncertainty to our customers and staff . ’ |
| 21 | Mr Patten is a former Overseas Development Minister , and his appointment would be likely to reassure the Hong Kong people that the Government takes their concerns seriously . |
| 22 | This would be likely to include the tracking through services and follow-up of groups of clients , through detailed description and in depth interviewing of professionals , clients , and carers , and would be designed to get closer to measures of quality of care and of outcome . |
| 23 | Health information is also subject to the doctor 's right to refuse disclosure on the ground that it would be likely to cause serious injury to the health of the subject or another . |
| 24 | The test questions should be what experienced teachers would be likely to ask , taking account of the character of the reading material , its context and the purposes for which it would normally be encountered . |
| 25 | In January it decided not to revive the May Day parade in Derry ; there was not enough interest and most of the trade-unionists who would be likely to take part would be attending the Belfast parade . |
| 26 | Against each person put three reasons why they would be likely to find your presentation convincing . |
| 27 | The Age Concern report on shopping , which was produced in 1985 with the help of a group of representatives from major retailers , identified a range of environmental conditions which would be likely to attract older customers into stores . |
| 28 | She did n't know whether the loose wheel would come off quite soon or stay on for some miles , but she realised that sooner or later the wheel would break loose and that if Daddy or the A.A. man did n't reach her before that happened Miss Clinton would be likely to crash . |
| 29 | Such conditions would be likely to lead to absence from work . |
| 30 | Artistes after a performance , he guessed , were like soldiers following a battle : the sudden relaxation of tension would be likely to leave them emotionally drained . |