Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] likely to [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sandys accepted the General Staff view after his visit to Kenya , during which he came under pressure from the settlers to give confidence by building permanent barracks for the Strategic Reserve units likely to be stationed there . |
| 2 | It 's still a hot air story , and we give most hot air stories — some dignitary with no power to do anything to change the situation has ‘ called for ’ , ‘ demanded ’ , ‘ warned ’ or whatever — but the issue is so serious that it deserves notice : we have frequently highlighted the manner in which US — and European — anti-dumping measures that supposedly benefit a tiny minority are to the detriment of the vast majority , and there is now a groundswell of opinion at the US Department of Commerce that the International Trade Commission 's brief in considering charges of dumping should extend to a review of the impact of duties on consumers ; the current issue is the anti-dumping duties likely to be made permanent today on memory chip imports from South Korea , which are sought by Micron Technology Inc but opposed by both all memory chip users and by the US chip capital equipment manufacturers that sell to the South Koreans . |
| 3 | The team will train at Darwin , in Australia 's Northern Territories before the tour starts , to acclimatize to the humid , tropical conditions likely to be encountered in 'Sri Lanka' . |
| 4 | Display panels at the stone-walled redoubt below Durlston Castle give drawings of the many seabirds likely to be seen wheeling or nesting on the cliff including kittiwakes , fulmars and guillemots . |
| 5 | Small , rather tame and confiding aquatic waders , much the smallest birds likely to be seen swimming , except for a few all-dark petrels . |
| 6 | According to an IBM spokesman , AIX on a mainframe was chosen because requirements are expected to grow , with other postal functions likely to be taken on . |
| 7 | Practically all routes likely to be used by visitors pass along or cross Princes Street . |
| 8 | Endorsement is the process by which all users likely to be affected by an SSR are informed of its existence and permitted to accept or reject it according to their usage of it . |
| 9 | Applying to the inhibitory case the analysis of conditioning presented above leads to the suggestion that one of the associative links likely to be formed will be between the CS and a representation of no event . |
| 10 | Although there is no generally agreed forecast of the number of Anglican churches likely to be declared ‘ redundant ’ , the Bridges Commission of 1960 suggested that 790 buildings could be involved . |
| 11 | Maria made the decision to sacrifice a certain amount of advertising revenue and turn the radio station into a temporary community service , as other stations and television channels were doing , monitoring the situation and providing updates , broadcasting official government warnings and advice to those districts likely to be affected by after-shocks and urging their local listenership to donate blood against a possible depletion of existing supplies . |
| 12 | Several Manchester United players likely to be involved as well and they 're into the second half of their second leg European cup tie in Turkey . |
| 13 | The first works best at high speeds , such as those in many water-channel experiments ; the second and third at intermediate speeds ; and the last at the low speeds likely to be encountered in convection and rotating fluid experiments . |
| 14 | In consequence , the only land-living creatures likely to be fossilised are those that happen to fall into water . |
| 15 | The systems approach to looking at organisations suggests mixed teams and we describe the roles of the various personnel likely to be involved : users and management as well as the business and technical analysts . |
| 16 | DESPITE forecasts last August that this would be the most competitive rugby league season in history , the only issues likely to be left in doubt tomorrow night are who will accompany Swinton down into the Second Division next season and the final line-up for the Premiership competitions . |
| 17 | There continue to be a considerable range of views among the 12 member countries on specific issues likely to be discussed at the summit , however , such as the feasibility of carbon taxes or the level of development aid . |
| 18 | At the same time I was working on a small English-Burmese dictionary with about 3,500 of the most common words likely to be needed by government workers going back into Burma when liberation should come . |
| 19 | Slightly larger than Dunlin ( p. 127 ) , and the only small dark wader with yellow legs likely to be met with on rocky shores . |
| 20 | These are among the radical reforms likely to be recommended in the Sheehy report on rank and pay due to be published within the next few weeks alongside a government White Paper proposing changes in police financing and police authorities and the Royal Commission on criminal justice . |
| 21 | The district judge can order a trial instead of arbitration , if satisfied that a difficult question of law or exceptionally difficult questions of fact are involved , that fraud is alleged , that both parties agree to trial , or that it would be unreasonable to order arbitration in the particular case having regard to the subject matter , the size of any counterclaim , the circumstances of the parties or the interests of other persons likely to be affected by the claim . |
| 22 | They presented a number of lexical items likely to be found on a French restaurant menu , together with the language forms they wanted the class to use . |
| 23 | PRO — proposed : Other users likely to be affected by the change have been shown the DC and may agree or reject it , with an optional comment . |
| 24 | PRO — proposed Other users likely to be affected by the change have been shown the DC and may agree or reject it , with an optional comment . |
| 25 | Other users likely to be affected by the change have been shown the DC and may agree or reject it , with an appropriate comment . |
| 26 | The longer a party has a majority in the Commons , the greater the number of local authorities likely to be captured by its opponents . |
| 27 | The most energetic waves likely to be observed on Earth are those due to stellar collapse in our Galaxy . |
| 28 | We are very unlikely to come across a headline telling us that a member of the Anglican Church has killed himself ( unless , perhaps , it is a vicar ) — in fact , the Anglican 's religious affiliation is one of the last things likely to be mentioned in a report . |