Example sentences of "[pron] seems [adv] likely that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite some similarities , it seems increasingly likely that the pathogenic mechanisms of ulcerative colitis and Crohn 's disease are distinct . |
| 2 | It seems less likely that the other major structural differences between GGFHBS5 and GGFHFB1 would influence secretion . |
| 3 | At this stage , he said , it seems more likely that an attempted mugging went badly wrong . |
| 4 | There is little evidence that the babies ' caution has been learned by example from their parents ; it seems more likely that the babies have inherited the knowledge of the relevant danger signals . |
| 5 | It seems more likely that the tusks are used in hostile encounters between rival males , though , unlike the antlers of a deer , the babirusa 's backward-curving armament does not appear to be best designed for fighting . |
| 6 | It seems more likely that the re-telling arises directly from the capabilities of the language as well as the perception of the subject as to what makes the ‘ good form ’ of a story . |
| 7 | It seems more likely that the knot symbolized the bond between the communicant and the deity , or that it was an attempt to bind the deity by magic , which is much the same thing . |
| 8 | Sadly , it seems more likely that the appeal of the existing examination tradition will remain vastly superior to that of a novel and relatively untried procedure . |
| 9 | It seems more likely that the Khmers Rouges decided not to disrupt the election , perhaps for good reason . |
| 10 | It was once believed to be a very young star , still condensing ; then it was suggested that we might be dealing with a Black Hole ; now it seems more likely that the eclipsing component is a hot bluish star surrounded by a cloud of opaque material . |
| 11 | Although there were suggestions that Ashraf may have had a hand in the affair it seems more likely that the Shah dalliance with another women was the real cause . " |
| 12 | It seems more likely that the decisive factor is the improvement in the antibacterial activity of amoxicillin after profound inhibition of acid secretion , because the MIC values of amoxicillin against H pylori are appreciably lower at neutral pH , for example , than at a pH of 5.5 . |
| 13 | It seems entirely likely that the giving of a mevleviyet was intended as a means of making possible — both in hierarchical terms and in terms of offering an inducement — the appointment of a scholar more highly qualified , and therefore , perhaps , more to be respected , than the normal run of kasabat kadis . |
| 14 | More than that , it seems highly likely that the social science aspects of environmental problems will underpin the actions of governments and international agencies . |
| 15 | The individual sounds of other species may not be so readily recognized purely from instinct , though it seems highly likely that the unborn infant , while still in the mother 's womb , especially in its latter days , would be able to hear such external sounds and be aware of its mother 's response . |
| 16 | This had two vices ; the common law concept was vague , and it seems highly likely that the offence was sometimes used to prevent nuisances of a relatively minor kind not aimed at by Parliament . |
| 17 | It seems very likely that the context-dependency reported by Balaz et al . |
| 18 | It seems very likely that the most effective curriculum design is likely to show evidence of use of all three models , for different purposes . |
| 19 | I will further suggest that it seems very likely that the traitor is in his own fiefdom , the Pentagon . ’ |
| 20 | Dog-whelks are unable to feed under brackish conditions ( Fig. 3 ) and it seems very likely that the newly hatched young are less tolerant of low salinities than their parents ( Mr. E. B. Cowell , personal communication ) . |
| 21 | Even allowing for differences between the two surveys , it seems fairly likely that the rate of known opioid use was much higher in Wirral than Brighton during 1984 and 1985 . |