Example sentences of "but [is] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Linfield 's £25 , bid for the player has been put to the Glens ' board but is certain to be rejected . |
| 2 | Bo Jackson , the outstanding running-back who rushes for the Raiders when not playing baseball for the Kansas City Royals , returns to practice this week , but is unlikely to be ready for the Raiders game on Sunday … against the Kansas City Chiefs . |
| 3 | A survey of the mental image of the sausage among housewives ( this example is not made up ) may use psychological techniques but is unlikely to be tied up with much basic psychological theory . |
| 4 | conversely a candidate who is registered for 71638 Music Making : Solo 3 ( Woodwind ) but is unlikely to be successful in this module may have the registration adjusted to 71631 Music Making : Solo 2 ( Woodwind ) . |
| 5 | This reinforces the idea/expression dichotomy but is unlikely to be welcomed by software producers . |
| 6 | Japan may still want to try exerting control but is likely to be alone . |
| 7 | Big Ben was lucky to get away with a mistake at the second fence in his warm-up round , but is likely to be more careful when it matters . |
| 8 | The owner of the foot may suffer just as much pain but is likely to be far more forgiving to the clumsy perpetrator than to the sadistic one . |
| 9 | In charge will be Mark Potter who made a hash of Cowley Steps during the Exe Descent but is likely to be more efficient when he gets going on the inevitable canoeing aspects of the centre . |
| 10 | An understanding on PR , which would change the electoral terrain , may come , but is likely to be stubbornly resisted , above all amongst loyalists at the grass-roots constituency level , which is exactly where the dialogue with the Liberal Democrats and other political forces who stand to gain from a more democratic electoral system needs to begin . |
| 11 | The fact that credit scoring is so relatively new to this country , but is likely to be used more and more in future , suggests that the time is particularly ripe for agreeing guidelines on scoring techniques . |
| 12 | Of course they are rightly pleased to have agreed a new marketing contract with IMG for 1993–95 worth almost double the initial three year contract which guaranteed them $56m but is likely to be around $75m by the time it is completed . |
| 13 | The organisational culture of the civil service may differ from organisational cultures in the private sector but is likely to be similar to other office based white collar organisations in the public sector . |
| 14 | A This is difficult to predict but is likely to be happening in mid to late November . |
| 15 | The frequency of occurrence of such theses within this present work was very difficult to estimate , but is likely to be very low . |
| 16 | It can , of course , be used for self-testing , but is likely to be less than objective in its finding . |
| 17 | The frequency of occurrence of such theses within this present work was very difficult to estimate , but is likely to be very low . |
| 18 | There is a fiscal impact on an inter-country basis and in aggregate the impact of the budget is probably positive , but is likely to be small . |
| 19 | Adherence to the maintenance drugs regime will nearly always be helpful to people treated for schizophrenia in the process of rehabilitation , but is likely to be especially important for those remaining in living circumstances that are far from ideal . |
| 20 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 21 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |