Example sentences of "be likely to [be] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm asks for an indication of whether you are likely to be taking up teaching service after retirement . |
| 2 | But there is no debate , and any decisions are likely to be taken , piecemeal and by default . |
| 3 | For flexibility and economy the operating system is implemented as a set of programs , though in future more of its functions are likely to be taken over by hardware . |
| 4 | The Stewarts employ just over 20 people , but with the recent acquisition of weaving looms , they can now weave on-site , as opposed to putting work out , and more people are likely to be taken on . |
| 5 | If , on the other hand , I am in my early twenties and my parents are in their forties and one of them dies I will grieve in the same way , but am likely to be taken unawares and be unprepared . |
| 6 | He said decisions were likely to be taken on the treaty in the New Year . |
| 7 | Five and six years after an acquisition , the average acquiring bank 's share price is 30–40% lower than that of its peer group and the acquirer is likely to be taken over . |
| 8 | For example , if you use the words , ‘ I am resigning ’ , that unambiguous statement is likely to be taken at face value unless perhaps you are speaking in the heat of the moment or under duress . |
| 9 | As is often the case in matters of corporate governance , the lead is likely to be taken by the chairmen of companies in which standards of governance are already high , rather than by those who head companies with the greatest scope for strengthening their public accountability . |
| 10 | At its most rampant in the conservative popular press , the view is likely to be taken that the protesters — the violent minority by their acts , the majority by their association — have moved outside the realm of politics and into the area of criminal activity . |
| 11 | The clarity and comprehensibility of the terms is likely to be taken into account by any court in assessing the reasonableness of the terms . |
| 12 | Smith 's existing Darlington town centre store , in Queen Street , is likely to be taken over by its record and video retailing arm Our Price . |
| 13 | Well , I do n't think there 's any action that 's likely to be taken by the Regional Health Authority in time for next Monday . |
| 14 | A formal decision was likely to be taken at a foreign ministers ' meeting in June . |