Example sentences of "likely to be [adj] [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 S4 pupils were also those most likely to be unauthorised absentees ; 27% of all S4 pupils were absent without authorisation at least once during the week , in contrast to 5% of all S1 pupils . |
| 4 | The Hansard society has shown that a register , an average register , is likely to be sixteen percent out by the end of the its life . |
| 5 | However , in practice there are likely to be great problems in bringing a successful action . |
| 6 | There 's likely to be four groups meeting |
| 7 | Copiers have been a real blessing , but they are more likely to be small models , not those that print , collate , fold and insert . |
| 8 | It 's likely to be poor quality but selectively ripped up , it can often be utilised for carcasing or backing . |
| 9 | Chest x ray showed evidence of previous tuberculosis and some pleural thickening at the left base , which was thought likely to be long standing ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 10 | Quality standards also require you to report on the progress of the case but this is not likely to be standard advice . |
| 11 | Not only are there likely to be unphysiological levels of stimulation , but it is frequently unclear , from published reports , how extensive the effective stimulation zone actually was . |
| 12 | The cost of making a mistake , however , is likely to be many times greater |
| 13 | As we show in Part Two , there are likely to be many cases where we need to consider jointly two or more objectives . |
| 14 | That means that in order to stimulate over a large area the intensity of stimulation at the input site is likely to be many orders of magnitudes in excess of normal levels of electrical or chemical activity . |
| 15 | A vaccine against HIV is still likely to be many years away but Dr Michael Murphey-Corb , who led the Tulane team , said he hoped ‘ to see something in five years . ’ |
| 16 | In the Antarctic stratosphere , the lifetime is likely to be many weeks . |
| 17 | Teachers who have an enthusiasm and enjoyment for spoken and written language , and a care for it , have pupils who are likely to be good spellers . |
| 18 | Children who are familiar with the shape and sound of letters by the age of four are likely to be good readers at seven . |
| 19 | But very soon pressure from the vassals — and also , it may be , the simple fact that a good vassal 's children were likely to be good vassals themselves — made it common , then normal , and finally an inherent part of the feudal contract that the grant was heritable . |
| 20 | There are not , therefore , likely to be serious implications or legal aspects in this area . |
| 21 | Then when the times comes there are likely to be serious doubts about how to interpret the terms of a Living Will . |
| 22 | Now the only survivors are likely to be serious candidates . |
| 23 | I think we all recognise that traffic issues here in Cambridge are likely to be controversial issues and I think we 'd all equally recognise that er the joint traffic management sub- committee has made considerable progress in recent years in the provision of cycle lanes for example , in dealing with illegal parking er on the city 's road and in improving the environment for pedestrians in our main shopping streets . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Impressionistic evidence provided in a number of s–dies of the early Nazi Movements supports the suggestion that those entering the Party earlier rather than later were more likely to be strong anti-Semites . |
| 26 | ‘ Hence , there is likely to be strong opposition to giving Ballyskeagh Wednesday as well . ’ |
| 27 | The other thing is that the output frequency is likely to be eight kilohertz or ten kilohertz . |
| 28 | Their decision horizon is likely to be five years and beyond . |
| 29 | From these a consensus has emerged , which is probably reliable , that the main areas in which there are likely to be substantial effects due to new technology are in the engineering industry , with the increased use of CAD and computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM ) , and the use of robots ; in offices through office automation , in which the use of word processors with or without linkages via networks and data bases to form paperless offices is predicted to bring substantial improvements in productivity , though the effects on skills is at the moment quite unclear ; and in the computer industry itself , where there is substantially increased demand for software engineers . |
| 30 | There is likely to be substantial increases in CPU times , although it might be possible to reduce this by a factor of 5 . |