Example sentences of "likely to [be] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , from the forties onwards there is likely to be greater stability in the sense that individuals are more settled in their jobs and ambitions and are supported by less rapidly changing domestic and leisure situations . |
| 2 | This is all the more important since it is in the area of State aid that there is likely to be greater conflict between national and EC interests . |
| 3 | The result is likely to be closer relationships between customers and suppliers , which could be good news : Japanese companies such as Honda Motor tend to choose a few preferred suppliers and stick with them , rather than playing the field , and this policy seems to have paid off handsomely . |
| 4 | However , the full year current account deficit is still likely to be nearer £21billion than the £20billion predicted by Chancellor John Major in his Autumn statement . |
| 5 | Patients in this group are likely to be older males . |
| 6 | If this has been true of the past , it is even more true of the present and seems likely to be truer still of the future . |