Example sentences of "this is the [adv] likely " in BNC.

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1 But one might be forgiven for doubting if this is the most likely cause of the toxic side-effects of direct drilling !
2 This is the most likely , in so far as the threatened deposition of Edward V would provide the strongest reason for Hastings to switch sides , but in that case any conspiracy becomes the result , and not the cause , of Gloucester 's decision to take the throne .
3 This is the most likely , in so far as the threatened deposition of Edward V would provide the strongest reason for Hastings to switch sides , but in that case any conspiracy becomes the result , and not the cause , of Gloucester 's decision to take the throne .
4 It is debatable whether this permission can properly be described as a " right or interest " in the copyright ; if it can be so described then sections 2 to 4 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 do not apply to software contracts and this is the most likely interpretation .
5 This is the least likely since , a fox excepted , muzzled or not she would deter most predators .
6 Thus , if only four-plot blocks are available , we could have the following : The reader can check that the only one of the seven comparisons that is confounded is the NPK interaction and this is the least likely to be important .
7 They might have been refused by mainstream publishers or alternatively , and this is the more likely , they are making a positive choice to do it this way , since self-publication means that the writers can determine exactly what goes into their printed work .
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