Example sentences of "most likely to be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under this section Europ Assistance are most likely to be involved . |
| 2 | The incidence of bully/victim problems in schools within mainstream children has now been well-established ; however while it may be likely that children with special educational needs will be over-represented in such categories , there has been very little quantitative evidence on this point , or on which types of special needs children are most likely to be involved , in which way . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | a doleful … sound heard before the deaths of may and most likely to be heard before foul weather . |
| 5 | Geriatrics beds are those most likely to be blocked while assessment teams explore alternatives to residential care . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This is most easily done by having the students ask appropriate questions and become familiar with the answers that are most likely to be given . |
| 8 | The variable most likely to be influenced by changes in interest rates is investment . |
| 9 | The formal aspects of code switching ( 1 ) are most likely to be studied in isolation from the others . |
| 10 | Again , because treasures served to denote prominent persons , they are most likely to be listed or even described in written records , as well as featuring in works of art . |
| 11 | In which forum is your version of events most likely to be accepted ? |
| 12 | MRS is most likely to be caused by an airborne virus , rather than a bacterium or agent like that which causes BSE . |
| 13 | The disciplines of sociology and philosophy are threatened by Mannheim 's proposals since , in his account , they are the formal and scientific disciplines whose topics mean they are the most likely to be affected by non-theoretical factors . |
| 14 | However , it made clear that it tried to keep the duration of such layoffs to a minimum , and suggested also that it was its industrial , not its secretarial/office staff , who were most likely to be affected by them ( interview with Manpower ) . |
| 15 | Those who are most likely to be affected by the Labour party 's proposals to surcharge savings are those who are just coming up to retirement . |
| 16 | North Street , Ulster Street , William Street and the town centre are most likely to be affected between 9am and 6pm but other areas may see a reduction in water pressure . |
| 17 | Nonetheless a study by DG II ( Social Europe 1988 ) does allow us to isolate the characteristics of those industries and regions most likely to be affected by the completion of the SEM ( Table 2 ) . |
| 18 | The ‘ Sounds in Sentences ’ samples a smaller set of sounds ‘ most likely to be misarticulated ’ , and the third , ‘ Optimal Performance ’ , subtest examines those sounds ‘ known to be misarticulated ’ . |
| 19 | However , children from unhappy , disrupted or deprived homes were most likely to be damaged by the experience . |
| 20 | A request is most likely to be followed by either an acceptance or a refusal . |
| 21 | So where pressure exists to reduce expenditure the reduction is most likely to be achieved . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | Whilst the experiment was limited to trainee engineers and by the type of microcomputer used , the results of this investigation indicated that : 1 ) the mode of man-machine interaction which was most popular and has the fewest dissenters , was one in which the user directed the course of action , as in the modular program ; 2 ) a fast design time was most likely to be achieved by the use of an optimization technique ; 3 ) an optimum design was most likely to be achieved by a preprogrammed optimization technique , but only where the problem , design parameters and constraints were understood ; 4 ) the technique thought most likely to allow some gaining of insight was one in which the user has control of the program , as in the modular program . |
| 24 | Whilst the experiment was limited to trainee engineers and by the type of microcomputer used , the results of this investigation indicated that : 1 ) the mode of man-machine interaction which was most popular and has the fewest dissenters , was one in which the user directed the course of action , as in the modular program ; 2 ) a fast design time was most likely to be achieved by the use of an optimization technique ; 3 ) an optimum design was most likely to be achieved by a preprogrammed optimization technique , but only where the problem , design parameters and constraints were understood ; 4 ) the technique thought most likely to allow some gaining of insight was one in which the user has control of the program , as in the modular program . |
| 25 | Unfortunately for birdwatchers , the three species are most likely to be seen together in summer when the males will probably be moulting into their so-called ‘ eclipse ’ plumage . |
| 26 | Taxonomists are not yet in full agreement as to whether the bird most likely to be seen in the Seychelles rates as a full species . |
| 27 | The hips of the dog rose Rosa canina are the most likely to be seen in England and Wales . |
| 28 | It braked , twisted , pounced — and resumed its to-and-fro search , the owl species most likely to be seen , in Britain , hunting by day . |
| 29 | Based on questionnaires sent to local wildlife trusts , Heinz Walks for Wildlife gives full details of over 270 nature walks — including how to get there , facilities on site and the wildlife most likely to be seen . |
| 30 | If we are not to infer from Anderson 's breach of Grice 's Co-operative Principle that he is deliberately being rude ( unlikely , when McKendrick is a complete stranger to him ) then it is most likely to be seen as evidence of his vagueness or , less favourably , his self-centredness . |