Example sentences of "[noun] [be] unlikely [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Millionaires are unlikely to be social or political radicals . |
| 32 | The authors indicate therefore that excesses of prostatic cancer in industrial workforces are unlikely to be due to external radiation . |
| 33 | The results of the highly unusual job show that lead or chlorohydrocarbons associated with pesticide are unlikely to be responsible for ‘ flaccid trunk syndrome ’ which is afflicting elephants around Lake Kariba . |
| 34 | And if the infrastructure of schools , health centres , roads and irrigation is to be created , governments will often need to borrow ; such investments are long-term and yield no direct cash returns , so private lenders are unlikely to be keen . |
| 35 | But airlines were unlikely to be able to finance more than half the aircraft they ordered through their balance sheets on an outright ownership basis . |
| 36 | The people who removed themselves from the register to avoid paying the tax were unlikely to be Conservative voters ( although they were not necessarily pro-Labour either ) . |
| 37 | The purchaser is unlikely to be willing to pay for the gross value of debtors less gross creditors in full on completion . |
| 38 | The future expansion of very large , mature businesses such as petrochemicals is unlikely to be spectacular . |
| 39 | The ‘ culture ’ in small organisations is unlikely to be bureaucratic . |
| 40 | Calling cold on big company buyers is unlikely to be successful , however . |
| 41 | You can not use a parametric test because the size-frequency of the potential prey population is unlikely to be normal . |
| 42 | However , these disadvantages are unlikely to be great in the light of current developments in technology . |
| 43 | Critics say that this means that the reforms are unlikely to be effective [ see ED 44 ] . |
| 44 | We accepted there the idea that facts can be causes ; the difficulty there that universal facts can not cause universal beliefs does n't matter here , because universal beliefs are unlikely to be basic . |
| 45 | As Speaker O'Neill forcibly pointed out to the newly elected President Carter , tactics that had worked in the relatively sedate politics of Georgia were unlikely to be effective in Washington . |
| 46 | However , it is nevertheless suggested that the draftsman is unlikely to be able to provide a satisfactory procedure for future disputes without losing most of the advantages of determination by expert . |
| 47 | In very simple models , the RRR can be seen to imply , or be implied by , the financial target , but because of the differing time periods , differing accounting conventions , the nature of existing capital stock , and so on , the relationship is unlikely to be straightforward in practice . |
| 48 | The true state of affairs is unlikely to be clear until more and better quality deep seismic data become available . |
| 49 | And the grumbling was unlikely to be one-sided . |
| 50 | And such talents , it should be emphasized , are necessary not just for campaigning , but also for governing ; presidents unable to master television are unlikely to be effective in office . |
| 51 | To implement his programme , a president must gain the cooperation or acquiesence of other members of the political élite , but such people are unlikely to be responsive to presidential directives for the relationship between them and the president is not one of simple dependency . |
| 52 | Further attempts to relate the incidence of Crohn 's disease to known genetic variation between populations are unlikely to be productive since differences of incidence between ethnic groups are narrowing with time and migration . |
| 53 | But the monetary authorities in most advanced countries normally do make such contingency plans , and therefore the administration lag is unlikely to be excessive . |
| 54 | Anticipating the detail of the National Curriculum and assessment arrangements is unlikely to be helpful , as Circular 5/89 revealingly points out . |
| 55 | And the State Invalidity Benefit ( March 1990 ) of just £43.60 a week is unlikely to be sufficient to meet all your commitments . |
| 56 | As the State Invalidity Benefit ( May 1991 ) of just £52.00 a week is unlikely to be sufficient to meet all your commitments . |
| 57 | Furthermore , the theory is unlikely to be comprehensive . |
| 58 | LEFT Do not discard food or food wrappings in waste bins , because your dog is unlikely to be able to resist the temptation of scavenging , tipping the bin out in the process . |
| 59 | However , this Proposal was originally issued in 1972 , and was re-issued in 1983 following discussions with the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee ; its lack of progress reflects its controversial nature , and its future advance is unlikely to be rapid . |
| 60 | A stimulation of the breakdown of cyclic AMP by the activation of a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase is unlikely to be responsible for the effects seen here . |