Example sentences of "likely to be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is worth remembering that simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long , involved ones .
2 Even so , the first use of the Antiparachute are likely to be rather tentative and sporting .
3 If my information is correct , his meeting in York is likely to be rather sticky .
4 In other words , the most likely occasions for associative use of the word to qualify what is in fact a performance from the professional acrobat 's repertoire — as when we are confronted by the sight of a lady standing on a man 's shoulders and juggling with Indian clubs — would be occasions when it is very likely that we can just as well describe the actions as acrobatic in their own right ; and on the other hand , ascriptive use of the word is likely to be rather rare except , precisely , in those circumstances where professional acrobats form part of the context , so that an associative use would be equally justified .
5 The positive and negative externalities which have been identified thus far are likely to be rather different for research activities ( i.e. those concerned with the production of new information ) than they are for development activities ( i.e. those concerned with embodying new information into particular products ) , and they may change systematically over the life of any given collaborative programme .
6 Indeed , its transmission is likely to be profoundly dependent on existing industrial relations practices and processes , since negotiation between management and workforce is central to the transmission and internalization of political objectives .
7 The operation of this 3% in three year rule is likely to be unduly restrictive when it first applies because of the expected need to grant substantial new options to sharesave scheme participants and at the same time allow for the first allocations under the proposed executive share option scheme .
8 In favour of decentralization , they appeal to the doctrine of subsidiarity , and additionally argue that a supranational authority is likely to be unduly prone to capture by interest groups .
9 The markets for the major index futures and the shares included in such an index are usually highly liquid , and so there is likely to be little adverse price movement for all but the largest arbitrage transactions .
10 We recommend this Plan because it offers financial protection in no less than THREE important ways areas where you are likely to be most vulnerable should an accident strike .
11 This obviously is a very difficult question to answer , given the lack of detailed evidence about precisely those kinds of day-to-day support where gendered patterns are likely to be most apparent .
12 For that reason , straw as a fuel is likely to be most efficient and economical when used in heating close to the point of production .
13 Hanging display rail for clothes — This is likely to have limited , if any usefulness to the new business and therefore it is likely to be sold , thus under these assumptions Net realizable value is likely to be most appropriate .
14 This approach is likely to be most appropriate where States are faced by similar problems , e.g. the impact of demographic changes upon social security systems .
15 The checklist is rather like a map which leaves out a lot of detail , but shows what is likely to be most relevant for the traveller .
16 This raises the question of exactly what kinds of experience are likely to be most helpful to a child who is experiencing difficulties with language and communication .
17 The problem list is likely to be most useful if it has been jointly formulated by the patient and the therapist ( p. 70 ) .
18 This chapter comes after the chapter on writing the essay because it is likely to be most useful to you when you come to re-read and correct what you have written .
19 This unthreatening introduction into discussing a marital difficulty and an explanation that a combination of therapy approaches , that is managing the child and facing up to the marital disagreements , is likely to be most effective and help the parents understand the link .
20 It will attempt to identify those policies which are likely to be most effective in this and other countries , and thereby to provide an input into technology and economic policy-making .
21 Those heads who are likely to be most successful in marketing their schools are those who are competitive , egotistical , passionate and persistent .
22 Of course , some factors are more important than others : it is the job of empirical economists to investigate which are the most important factors and which policy measures are likely to be most successful in tackling the inflation problem .
23 As awareness of the importance of pensions continues to grow , particularly among older employees who are likely to be most valuable to you , a good pension scheme becomes a big help in a competitive labour market .
24 The errors are likely to be most significant during the initiation of climb or descent , or on levelling out following a change in pitch attitude .
25 Find out which of the above programmes and their producers are likely to be most sympathetic to your style of music and remember the following :
26 The experience was likely to be most harmful between six months and three years of age .
27 This is likely to be most important early in therapy when his self-confidence may be low .
28 The NCCK plans to organise discussion groups and seminars on the subject of election procedures and the issues that are likely to be most important at election time .
29 The following paragraphs focus upon the right to cancel for failure to comply with the requisite formalities , as this is likely to be most important in practice .
30 The paper size problem with Plant Records is likely to be partly software-related , but Dr Chamberlain agreed to check the dip-switch settings , particularly for ‘ Skip-over perforation ’ .
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