Example sentences of "[pers pn] is likely that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , where there are important divisions between kinds of culture and society , one might well expect systematic differences between the associated languages for example , it is likely that literacy has systematic effects on the lexical , syntactic and semantic structure of languages , even if these have never been spelt out ( see Goody , 1977 ) . |
| 2 | It is likely that hypertension adversely affects overall morbidity and mortality in diabetes and has deleterious effects on the more specific diabetic complications . |
| 3 | Indeed , as the writing system was not standardized , it is likely that variation of this kind would enter more readily into the texts than it would today , and that it may therefore be possible by comparing texts to trace the pattern by which one variant recedes and another spreads . |
| 4 | It is likely that locomotor and positional behaviours were related to environmental change , in this case the move from tropical forest habitats in Africa to the subtropical and warm temperate forest habitats of Europe , which would have been both more seasonal and more open , with less complex canopies . |
| 5 | It is likely that HRT for post-menopausal women would reduce hip fractures by 50 per cent . |
| 6 | If any Mercurian core separated from the mantle then it is likely that mantle temperatures became high enough for differentiation within the mantle to occur , the less dense substances moving upwards to form a crust . |
| 7 | It is likely that Sky and Eurosport will be taking the role of host broadcaster , which will guarantee sponsors some form of exposure of their products during the Games , from July 14-25 , 1991 . |
| 8 | If , in relation to share transfers , stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax are abolished , it is likely that reduction schemes will fall into disuse . |
| 9 | If you begin to feel better , then it is likely that hyperventilation is the cause of the trouble . |
| 10 | Whilst there is no formal age limit for this post , in accordance with the initiative to bring young staff into the profession , it is likely that preference will generally be given to staff at an early stage in their career . |
| 11 | Whilst the orgiastic dancers may have been stimulated by alcohol , it is likely that opium was used to heighten the states of meditation during long vigils and bouts of prayer , the curious seclusions which the ancients called ‘ incubation ’ . |
| 12 | It is likely that gender differences in adolescence are , in part , the consequence of differential socialisation in earlier schooling . |
| 13 | It is likely that Unit will want to acquire more engineering interests to tie in with the Surrey business . |
| 14 | Following this last point it is significant that the birthrate tended throughout the nineteenth century to be highest in areas where employment opportunities for women were lowest , for it is likely that knowledge was more easily acquired by factory workers than by those in service or those who stayed at home . |
| 15 | The areas enclosed in the south of the county were on average larger than those in the east , so it is likely that enclosure there took place at a time when conditions were more conducive to the practice . |
| 16 | ‘ Supplies of suitable coal in the future can not be guaranteed and unless the current experiments with oil firing are successful then it is likely that steam operation on S.M.R. may have to be abandoned in a few years time . |
| 17 | The structure of the transaction has not been finalised , but it is likely that management at the Scottish broker will end up with an equity stake in the combined business . |
| 18 | It is likely that Compact will give a new focus to such activities and provide new opportunities for student involvement . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it is likely that activation of Na + / H + exchange and also the HCO 3 - transport systems play a permissive role in cell proliferation by maintaining pH i at a level which will permit DNA and protein synthesis ; these processes often have pH optima above basal pH and are inhibited by intracellular acidosis . |
| 20 | Unless the speech is being used as part of an interactive dialogue system then it is likely that writing is more natural for the situation . |
| 21 | For the second , it must be shown that it is likely that violence will be provoked . |
| 22 | It is likely that violence will be provoked |
| 23 | It does not mean that the person at whom the conduct is directed must believe that it is likely that violence will be provoked . |
| 24 | It is enough if the defendant has used threatening , abusive or insulting language or conduct such that it is likely that violence will be provoked . |
| 25 | Moreover , while they do show that official statistics tend to underestimate the amount of crime , it is likely that victim studies also under-record the amount — mostly because people can only report having been victims of crime if they know that they have been victimised . |
| 26 | Nonetheless , it is likely that victim studies provide a fairly reliable guide for measuring ‘ conventional ’ crimes such as assault , robbery and burglary , where the individual will be well aware that he or she was victim . |
| 27 | In the absence of geological evidence for extensive post-Hercynian igneous activity it is likely that basin inversion causing uplift is the major controlling factor for the apparent high reflectance values . |
| 28 | For example , if a product is manufactured in the summer it is likely that heating costs would be minimal . |
| 29 | Secondly , when considering the types of detail remembered it is likely that attention focusing as described by Easterbrook 's hypothesis may be important . |
| 30 | It is likely that group awards in sciences will be developed for introduction in 1993 using the new framework of modules . |