Example sentences of "[verb] likely to be " in BNC.
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| 31 | Equally it might be argued that since withdrawal from NATO was the last card he could play in his campaign against American influence , short of defecting from the West altogether , there were good reasons not to play it until it seemed likely to be effective or became absolutely necessary . |
| 32 | Martha sniffed , unimpressed equally by her mother , by boys , and by any benefit likely to be acquired through beauty . |
| 33 | These results seem likely to be repeated elsewhere . |
| 34 | Like judo , both taekwondo and karate seem likely to be accepted as Olympic sports . |
| 35 | Enamel thickening of the molars and enlargement of the premolars seem likely to be linked to a dietary change in the afropithecin fossils . |
| 36 | Furthermore , an instruction set could provide an arbitrary collection of operations which seem likely to be convenient , or we can attempt to group the operations and provide some structure in the set of instructions provided ; the instruction set of the Pegasus ( Elliott , Owen , Devonald , and Maudsley 1956 ) is a good example of the latter . |
| 37 | 1967 ) , and at least two of eight soil groups identified by Everett ( 1969 ) from Trinity Peninsula , seem likely to be protorankers . |
| 38 | Given the unevenness and venereal adventure in Boswell 's private life , any recollection in tranquillity would , in general , seem likely to be patchy . |
| 39 | The Regional Railways loco-hauled trains in 1992 seem likely to be continued with Class 31 's being used - there are 3 Machynlleth drivers trained on them . |
| 40 | The arguments for and against their management styles seem likely to be won or lost over the brandy and cigars at dinners before tomorrow 's monthly meeting of the BBC board . |
| 41 | And I seem likely to be busy for a little while unfortunately ! |
| 42 | The women 's squad look likely to be headed by last year 's bronze medal pair , Fiona Freckleton and Miriam Batten , who return on Tuesday from altitude training in Mexico . |
| 43 | Ironically , Gloucester look likely to be one of the sides they may well pass going in the other direction if the Tynesiders fulfil their three-year plan . |
| 44 | Ironically , Gloucester look likely to be one of the sides they may well pass going in the other direction if the Tynesiders fulfil their three-year plan . |
| 45 | MARTIN MISERY : Wigan look likely to be without Martin Offiah when they kick-off against Hull |
| 46 | Former Middlesbrough utility player McGee and on-loan Rotherham keeper Ford look likely to be offered contracts , while defender Curran 's position was in the balance . |
| 47 | IMPROVEMENTS to Darlington 's railway museum look likely to be put on ice because of town hall cash shortages . |
| 48 | IMPROVEMENTS to Darlington 's railway museum look likely to be put on ice because of cash shortages . |
| 49 | So dairy farmers look likely to be gainers under the new regime , particularly as several new groups will be competing for their milk . |
| 50 | Reading between the lines , Doddie Weir and Michael Dods look likely to be left out . |
| 51 | However , this was definitely secondary to the manpower approach , though again Dalton liked to contrast actual levels of expenditure with the £500 million which the Coalition had thought likely to be necessary in peacetime , pointing out in early 1947 that the current level of expenditure at over £800 million meant 2s. in the pound extra on the income tax in comparison with the Coalition figure . |
| 52 | Thus , while almost all scientists are — at the time of writing — convinced from the evidence that change in climate is under way and that regional effects may be much greater than the global average , the magnitude of the latter is now thought likely to be about half of what was predicted only 5 years ago . |
| 53 | Mission work to civilise the slaves and the extension of responsibilities to the labourers for their own work were only thought likely to be successful if they were cumulative experiences for the slaves . |
| 54 | The high rate of diversification and evolutionary turnover in mammals is thought likely to be the result of a variety of factors , such as strong competitive interactions leading to specialisation in feeding methods , limitations on food supply , high mobility and energy use , interspecific aggression and territoriality . |
| 55 | Atwater , who was thought likely to be given a ceremonial party post , was widely considered to be one of the key architects of Bush 's 1988 presidential election victory , but was suffering from an inoperable brain tumour . |
| 56 | Although an agreement was thought likely to be ready in March , major concessions were still required from all sides and many disagreements remained , particularly over rules of origin . |
| 57 | 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 ) . |
| 58 | The extra costs of £9.60 a year per household are thought likely to be passed on through local taxation . |
| 59 | Last year , Mr Ashdown and his advisers embarked on ‘ war-gaming ’ — what social workers would call ‘ role playing ’ — to explore the moves and counter-moves likely to be made in a hung Parliament . |
| 60 | It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town-planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes ’ . |