Example sentences of "[adv] [noun sg] [be] likely to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , not many clerkships are offered , so competition is likely to be keen . |
| 2 | Thus they are doubtful as to whether or not SSE is likely to be superficial ; about whether it is too time-consuming ; about the extent to which it would reveal matters which could threaten professional reputations or harm relationships and whether any evidence produced as a result of SSE would be sufficiently objective . |
| 3 | If there is a scientific method , then philosophy is likely to be the place to find it set out . |
| 4 | Will my hon. Friend pass to the National Audit Office the thanks of Parliament for its series of reports and ask whether it would be possible for us to have them at a time when Parliament is likely to be sitting rather than at one minute to midnight for the benefit of the press ? |
| 5 | And this at a time when resistance is likely to be lowered . |
| 6 | Are they too eager to help the client ? ( 7 ) Do you have a system for keeping the witness informed of the progress of the claim where trial is likely to be delayed ? ( 8 ) Do you know dates when the witness may not be available to give evidence ? ( 9 ) Do you have sufficient information to contact the witness at short notice on the eve of trial ? |
| 7 | BELOW In countries where rain is likely to be a problem , shelters can be erected under which excavation can take place in all weathers . |
| 8 | Those occupational categories where health is likely to be worse — those with lower incomes , unskilled jobs , etc — are hardest hit in a recession . |
| 9 | Deviance discovered by reactive means is relatively unpatterned as a result , in contrast with much proactive enforcement which is moulded by agents ' predictions of where deviance is likely to be located . |