Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remaining colleges of higher education , approximately thirty in number , have their courses validated by the CNAA and , although the movement in this direction away from university validation has slowed down considerably , it is likely to continue for some time to come . |
| 2 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 3 | Under a fixed exchange rate a currency flow surplus is likely to persist for some time . |
| 4 | However , the amended agreement is not likely to appear for some time because , in September , the Publishers Association again appealed against the interstate decision . |
| 5 | The new republics are likely to settle for fixed times for elections , following the American model . |