Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] likely to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colin Cranston , deputy firemaster in the Lothian and Borders brigade , said late last night his team of 60 rescuers had uncovered two cellars where any survivors were likely to be . |
| 2 | Eric [ Varley ] talked about energy extremely competently , though he insisted that looking for major energy savings was likely to be ‘ extremely disappointing ’ . |
| 3 | There were no major artists on Virgin whose sensibilities were likely to be offended as there had been at the Pistols ' previous stopovers ; no American parent company to interfere . |
| 4 | In conditions of general ‘ dollar shortage ’ the effects were likely to be significant . |
| 5 | In the case of west Thurso such effects were likely to be compounded by the scale of exposure to infections among other incoming children , including possibly the infection of which childhood leukaemia is postulated to be a rare consequence . |
| 6 | Even if she saw Aunt Lou again , the circumstances were likely to be much altered . |
| 7 | Similarly , there was an average swing to the Tories in those boroughs where poll tax demands were below government estimates or where household bills were likely to be less than under the rates . |
| 8 | As a result Mr Collin estimated the actual bills were likely to be at least 25pc higher than the official estimate . |
| 9 | Children picked by paedophiles were likely to be reabused or become abusers themselves . |
| 10 | The Fund 's bi-annual World Economic Outlook released on Sept. 19 warned that although the impact of higher oil prices on industrialized countries was likely to be modest , overall world economic growth was expected to slow to 2 per cent in 1990 ( from 3 per cent in 1989 ) as a result of uncertainties stemming from the Gulf crisis . |
| 11 | Moreover , educated young Catholics were likely to be put off by the party 's style of opposition , which could often appear even more obsessed with sectarian symbolism than the Unionists were . |
| 12 | Dissociated from each other , the various topics were likely to be perceived as fragmentary accounts of practical and procedural matters . |
| 13 | The most hazardous of all forms of patronage for the political manager was the presentation of a minister to a parish , for unless there was general agreement among the heritors and other parishioners , strong feelings were likely to be aroused in a church where patronage was still regarded as an alien intrusion without scriptural authority . |
| 14 | At that period many of the younger Nayar males were likely to be away from home for long periods of military service . |
| 15 | Without ciphers and diplomatic bags , espionage and counter-espionage actions were likely to be circumscribed . |
| 16 | And this meant , unfortunately , that , apart from shops and restaurants , all businesses were likely to be firmly closed until the following Tuesday . |
| 17 | But their efforts were likely to be resisted by an increasingly strong non-union segment . |
| 18 | This view is summarized in a memorandum sent to embassies abroad by the Foreign Office early in 1945 , arguing for a necessary linkage of diplomatic commitments to economic strength , but going on to state that Britain 's looming economic problems were likely to be temporary : ‘ It must , however , be stressed that , given skill and good fortune , our financial difficulties will be acute only during the immediate post-war years . |
| 19 | When emeralds began to be cut , lapidaries found that their qualities were likely to be displayed to best advantage by step-cutting , and this method is still widely used for this stone , though brilliant cutting is sometimes applied . |
| 20 | Since these three principal officers were likely to be often absent from court on royal business , much of the daily supervision of the Household economy fell on the cofferer , the two clerks of the Greencloth , and the clerk of controlment . |
| 21 | However , where major reconstruction was not envisaged , attempting to insert hierarchies into existing networks was likely to be problematical , both in terms of provision of the major distributor roads and the environmental areas between them . |
| 22 | However , any arrangements which acted to endorse the Soviet presence in distinct Third World regions were likely to be resisted by the United States . |
| 23 | Another general observation worth making is that , whereas in the past the majority of students at British colleges were likely to be male ( except perhaps on specialized vocational courses such as fashion design , hairdressing or nursing ) , higher and further education in Britain now attracts almost equal numbers of men and women students . |
| 24 | There were few potential trouble spots , in which British forces were likely to be involved , that were not reasonably close to the sea ; and naval forces had the advantage of being able to lie out of sight over the horizon during periods of tension . |
| 25 | There certainly were opportunities , therefore , for children and young people to contribute both directly and indirectly to the household economy even before they entered the labour market , and on balance the evidence suggests that girls were likely to be more substantial contributors than boys , especially in the provision and exchange of domestic services , although boys may have had more opportunities to earn money . |
| 26 | He said decisions were likely to be taken on the treaty in the New Year . |
| 27 | Research published in 1962 showed that the lay members were likely to be active trades unionists and managerial workers ( McCorquodale , 1962 ) . |
| 28 | After a reference by Dr Robert Chalmers to ‘ the innocence of the railway ’ because of its pastoral and innocent appearance in comparison with the more sophisticated railways using steam locomotives where any accidents were likely to be severe , it became known as the ‘ Innocent ’ Railway . |
| 29 | Care programming may come fairly low down the list of priorities for social services , especially as the 1992/93 community care plans were likely to be preoccupied with the other community care reforms to be instituted by April 1993 ( National Council for Voluntary Organisations , 1992 ) and because the first year of the plans was experimental and so they were probably cautious in their aims . |
| 30 | A second , informal survey of major underwriters of credit insurance risk supported recent Trade Indemnity figures and indicated that third quarter 1991 bad debts were likely to be the worst ever . |