Example sentences of "it [be] more likely that a " in BNC.

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1 Rumours have been circulating that they wanted to hold it to tie in with Aliens 3 , although with that still way off in the future , it 's more likely that a full-scale theatrical release of The Special Edition is planned for the distant future .
2 But it is more likely that a physical restraint influenced the swirling liquids — just as bad weather cyclones and hurricanes are anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise south of the equator of spinning planet Earth .
3 It is more likely that a valuation will not be required before , for instance , a later disposal of the asset by the transferee .
4 It is more likely that a letter to ‘ Anna Payne ’ will get a response than one simply to ‘ the personnel manager ’ .
5 It is more likely that a family will lie somewhere on the continuum between these positions in its behaviour patterns .
6 Indeed , it is more likely that a small child will attempt to command an adult than the other way around .
7 It is more likely that a kid will die than reach sexual maturity at three years old .
8 Since the working class is most affected by these constraints , it is more likely that a characteristically rural working class will develop than a distinctly rural middle class .
9 It is more likely that a high-level package will be identified initially , and then after some investigation this will be refined to one or more lower level packages .
10 It is more likely that a high-level package will be identified initially , and then after some investigation this will be refined to one or more lower level packages .
11 If the mother denigrates her husband , it is more likely that a boy will become particularly anxious ( Wolff , 1983b ) .
12 Although the itching may be due to the movement of the louse over the skin , it only moves a maximum of six inches per day , and it is more likely that an allergic reaction is set up to the lice themselves or to their faeces .
13 It has been suggested that now that unions ( and not merely officials ) may in certain circumstances be liable in damages for unlawful industrial action it is more likely that an employer will pursue his claim to a full trial and there is less reason to refuse an interlocutory injunction in trade dispute cases ; but it has also been said that the ‘ right to strike ’ is a valuable ( indeed essential ) element in the system of collective bargaining and that it ‘ should not be rendered less valuable than Parliament intended by too fanciful or ingenious a view of what might develop into a serious issue to be tried . ’
14 China would not wish Russian interest in Korea to be increased but it was more likely that a regime headed by Kim Il Sung would move along lines independent of Moscow .
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