Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] be likely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonlinear optics is perhaps unique among systems showing chaos in that a fully quantum mechanical description of the phenomena is conceivable : there is the interesting and exciting prospect that the next few years may reveal what , if anything , is meant by " quantum turbulence " , and all-optical systems such as those described or proposed above are likely to be in the forefront of experimental tests of such concepts . |
| 2 | If its demands for a ‘ representative ’ government are not met there is likely to be a general strike on Monday . |
| 3 | And if that does n't work there are likely to be more meetings all week . |
| 4 | While this evidence does not necessarily imply that children will always cope with empirical and intentional explanations in the classroom , it does imply that failure to do so is likely to be due to factors other than children lacking an understanding of causality , of intentionality , or of the causal connectives . |
| 5 | The penalty for failure to do so was likely to be dire because not only individuals but nations were chastised for their sins , and can it be expected that He will suffer this great iniquity to go unpunished ? ’ |
| 6 | Demand here is likely to be high , the report says , because the service will be able to satisfy the demands of portable computing . |
| 7 | Demand here is likely to be high , the report says , because the service will be able to satisfy the demands of portable computing . |
| 8 | Whenever an elderly family member is admitted there is likely to be some anxiety for all involved . |
| 9 | The polar habitats we see today are likely to be just as transitory as those that preceded them . |