Example sentences of "is [adv] likely to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much more research is needed in this area , and it is mostly likely to be successful if finance theorists and corporate strategists collaborate . |
| 2 | What is most likely to be useful in such material is the chance that inferences can be drawn by the reader , seeing a similarity in a problem elsewhere with a question in the visual arts . |
| 3 | But Dr Owen is said to have taken on board the ‘ reality ’ that electoral reform is most likely to be delivered by a Parliament with strong Lib-Dem representation . |
| 4 | This aim is most likely to be satisfied , in a way that will come nearest to meeting the varying needs of the students , if the distinction between the theoretical and the practical is built firmly into the curriculum , replacing , in the curricular structure , the distinction between arts and sciences . |
| 5 | So where pressure exists to reduce expenditure the reduction is most likely to be achieved . |
| 6 | Instruction in methods for finding information is most likely to be successful if provided at a point when students are working on a non-library project or course which requires a literature search . |
| 7 | As the killer strikes at the retreating reptile it is the victim 's tail that is most likely to be caught in claws or jaws . |
| 8 | The greatest gain , however , is most likely to be the sort of attitude-change on the part of the public that has been seen to follow the Woonerf experiments , the Dutch cycle projects and the German traffic calming demonstrations . |
| 9 | When the kite is removed from its bag , it is most likely to be folded short . |
| 10 | ‘ Ordinarily , it would seem to me that this object is most likely to be achieved by employing a single well-qualified firm , which would itself deploy staff so as to achieve the optimum blend of continuity and freshness . |
| 11 | Piggott 's latest comeback is most likely to be overseas . |
| 12 | It could be argued that if a connection with florid madness is to be revealed in biographical data this is most likely to be found in a conjunction among extreme cases : the very creative on whom most of the detailed accounts have concentrated . |
| 13 | It has now been established that the identified client , the vulnerable elderly person referred to a social service department is most likely to be part of an interlocking network of friends , relatives and neighbours , carers and support services . |
| 14 | And towards the end of each over — when the bowlers know the ball is most likely to be inspected by the umpires — the new gouges are disguised by rubbing sweat on to the roughened surface . |
| 15 | The curriculum areas in which direct support teaching is most likely to be needed are those of literacy and numeracy , usually throughout the primary stage and often at the secondary stage . |
| 16 | The single too are unlikely to have direct descendants , and personal tending is most likely to be done , after the death of a spouse , by daughters or daughters-in-law ( Rossiter and Wicks 1982 ) . |
| 17 | If proven that it constitutes Treasure Trove ( i.e. it was buried with the intention of later removal , rather than as part of a funerary burial ) , it is most likely to be retained by the Crown for the British Museum and the finder paid a sum equal to the market value of what is retained . |
| 18 | As far as BSL is concerned , virtually everyone who learns some signs is at some stage called upon to interpret by a deaf person , and this is most likely to be from English into BSL . |
| 19 | Correspondingly the material should be structured in terms of how it is most likely to be used . |
| 20 | Finally , both initiatives are capable of incorporating graded assessment information ; in the case of the GCSE this is most likely to be in the form of an equation on the graded assessment certificate ; in the case of records of achievement such attainment will simply be noted on the record . |
| 21 | In relation to all the major types of support I have considered — the sharing of households , the giving or lending of money , the provision of practical support — the principle that support is most likely to be given if the advantage is mutual , or if there is a clear expectation that assistance will be given in return , is a prominent feature . |
| 22 | Logic suggests that in most circumstances the £100 man is most likely to be the squire of a village , a merchant in a town ; while men from £3 to £10 will almost all be small farmers and craftsmen . |
| 23 | One hour after the dose the phase of rapid equilibration between the blood and tissues is generally complete and the elimination phase becomes dominant , and thus the observed concentration more accurately reflects the concentration in tissue , where the infection is most likely to be . |
| 24 | The period for the major destruction of pagan monuments in Britain is most likely to be c . |
| 25 | The question which organization is best fitted to undertake a particular project should be determined not only by considerations of relative expertise and resources but also by reference to the type of instrument that is most likely to be effective . |
| 26 | The teacher 's main function in this negotiation is most likely to be to encourage the children to become more precise in their setting of goals : that is , to take them gradually beyond the vague " find out about " stage . |
| 27 | Furthermore if a blocking strain of mouse is used ( if the mice are outbred this is most likely to be the case ) then care must be taken to ensure that 2-cell stage embryos are recovered from the oviducts late enough in the second cell cycle to ensure their normal development to blastocysts in vitro . |
| 28 | When selection is the main focus of assessment a test that provides information on where a pupil stands relative to the group taking the test is most likely to be used . |
| 29 | A request is most likely to be followed by either an acceptance or a refusal . |
| 30 | The metaphorical strategy of interpretation is most likely to be triggered off by a perception of incongruity or inappropriateness in the sentence when interpreted literally . |