Example sentences of "it be likely [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These observations suggest that the peak β cell mass may be determined early in life , even during gestation , and the factors that influence it are likely to be important in the development of diabetes . |
| 2 | Have you any idea when it 's likely to be complete then ? |
| 3 | Erm , the method that we 're likely to use , or might be successful in bringing about this change , and once we 've done it how it 's likely to be effective . |
| 4 | It 's likely to be poor quality but selectively ripped up , it can often be utilised for carcasing or backing . |
| 5 | And if you do buy a couple of tiny sprigs for £1 it 's likely to be French mistletoe . |
| 6 | So either way I go , it 's likely to be unpopular with the other section . ’ |
| 7 | However , it is likely to be preferable to limit the range of choices facing the teacher at any moment and to group them in a natural way from a teaching point of view . |
| 8 | Obviously it is likely to be quiet in an empty hall or in a field ; it is likely to be noisy when a crowd of people are talking together all at the same time . |
| 9 | If the offer is a reasonable one then it is likely to be reasonable to accept it . |
| 10 | Certainly if the school can come to terms with the planning of time , it is likely to be well on the way to implementing the programme . |
| 11 | Despite an improvement in overseas business activity in the financial services sector in the UK it is likely to be flat over the next quarter , according to the latest CBI/Coopers Deloitte quarterly survey of financial services . |
| 12 | It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits . |
| 13 | No single clear explanation emerges to explain the high pitted counts in alcoholic liver disease and it is likely to be multifactorial . |
| 14 | The normal reason for accepting a piece of advice is that it is likely to be sound advice . |
| 15 | If it is likely to be sizeable , it might be a good idea to hire a consultancy actuary to analyse the scheme involved and to pinpoint the relevant facts . |
| 16 | The picture which emerges from this study is one where assistance between more distant kin is of relatively minor importance to the total picture ( although of course it may be very important in particular cases ) , and that whether it is likely to be significant is rather idiosyncratic and unpredictable . |
| 17 | This may be zero , though in multi-programming or multi-tasking it is likely to be finite . |
| 18 | It is likely to be frightened in the dark , and there is always the possibility of exhaust fumes leaking into this compartment , sometimes with deadly effects . |
| 19 | Mail order houses ' share of total consumer spending on such goods has been increasing at such a rate that , within two or three years , it is likely to be double its 1970 level . |
| 20 | Suffice it to say that it is likely to be difficult — if not impossible — for each school to maintain a balance of consultants . |
| 21 | He or she , and , for that matter , the woman herself , may also feel it is likely to be difficult for her to be able to attend a hospital out-patient department . |
| 22 | This will depend on your business but it is likely to be Legal/Rational |
| 23 | It is likely to be intense in west coast deserts , such as the Atacama ( Chile/Peru ) and Namib ( Namibia ) , where frequent fogs supply both salt and moisture . |
| 24 | Obviously it is likely to be quiet in an empty hall or in a field ; it is likely to be noisy when a crowd of people are talking together all at the same time . |
| 25 | The assumption of a variable capital-labour ratio implied by marginal productivity theory is more acceptable in long-run analysis such as formal models of economic growth , but it is likely to be inapplicable in short-run analysis . |
| 26 | Although ACET , like any charity , does not have the power to release you from the agreement it is likely to be sympathetic . |