Example sentences of "likely to [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , check that there are no sounds which are likely to be noticed each time they come round on the repeats . |
| 2 | When they were not fighting each other , the kings and caliphs were just as likely to be seeking each other 's protection or vassalage . |
| 3 | The marital status of most of the opioid users known to two drugs agencies were obtained : the Drugs Council , which attracted users seeking therapy and counselling , and the Detoxification Unit , which attracted users more likely to be seeking medical treatment . |
| 4 | The distinction has been more in the minds of the negotiators ( especially the British negotiators ) than it has been a reality or , more important , likely to be given much credence by the Court of Justice if and when it comes to adjudicate on the basis of the Treaty . |
| 5 | However , the Secretary of State , Ian Lang , made clear that chief constables were likely to be given greater control over resources . |
| 6 | However , the Secretary of State , Ian Lang , made clear that chief constables were likely to be given greater control over resources . |
| 7 | The dressing staff was taken on " as required " and a good worker , lad or lass , was more likely to be given regular work . |
| 8 | Following the completion of the audit [ specify ] , we will carry out a review of the company , giving particular attention to those areas which are likely to be given close scrutiny during any due diligence procedure . |
| 9 | The former is likely to be using mechanism-based models with people as ancillaries while the ergonomist will be using models of people with mechanisms as ancillaries . |
| 10 | Thus , establishments with declining output , falling overtime and declining employment levels were less likely to use temporary workers or , more precisely , were less likely to be using fixed-term contract workers . |
| 11 | In line with what we had expected was the finding that establishments where the level of output , the amount of overtime being worked and the number of persons employed was falling were rather less likely to be using fixed-term contract workers . |
| 12 | As I have said , that stretch of road is not likely to be completed this millenium . |
| 13 | Finally , as the advanced further education pool is virtually certain to be reduced , in relative terms , in the next few years and consequently the survival of some institutions may be at stake , NAB 's most difficult job is likely to be to steer public sector higher education through the stormy seas ahead with as little long-term damage as possible . |
| 14 | PISCES Whether or not you are going to be able to fully exercise your ability to earn a high income is likely to be revealed this week ! |
| 15 | Some 150 wolves are likely to be killed this year in the region , which is home to the Delta herd of caribou , whose numbers have fallen from 10,700 to 4,500 . |
| 16 | These checks are only justified if the person is likely to be handling large sums of money or to be exposed to the possibility of bribery . |
| 17 | A gantry traffic light will be installed above the centre of the road , hand railing will provide additional protection for pedestrians , and the bus stop outside Milroy Walk is likely to be moved some metres south and recessed into the wide pavement . |
| 18 | If it does , GPA 's unsecured debt is likely to be jostling all claims on Polly Peck International at roughly one half of one percentage point . |
| 19 | Doctors say most people in Britain are likely to be drinking dirty tap water . |
| 20 | As expected , they are also less likely to own or to be buying their house , less likely to be living in council accommodation and more likely to be renting furnished accommodation . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , there was a simple weight-loss equation on which it was possible to estimate the maximum amount of weight likely to be lost each week on any specific calorie allowance . |
| 22 | In the evidence presented by Qureshi and Simons ( 1987 ) and also by Ungerson ( 1987 ) on who cares for elderly people , daughters-in-law ranked above sons as people likely to be providing such care . |
| 23 | Grandchildren do not appear on Qureshi and Simons 's ( 1987 ) hierarchy of preferred carers , indicating that they are very much a minority group subsumed under ‘ other relatives ’ and therefore much less likely to be providing personal care than their parents ' generation . |
| 24 | Any high-fat , high-sugar way of eating is likely to be providing fewer nutrients than a low-fat , low-sugar regime with similar overall calorie content . |
| 25 | Unfortunately it is the latter doctrine which dominates present-day thinking in the Western democracies , not only in the political parties of both the right and the left but also among most of you who are likely to be reading this book . |
| 26 | Most people around are totally unaware that the person is likely to be having such thoughts , who in turn feels they would be deeply shocked if they knew . |
| 27 | The plan by Durham County Council highways authority is likely to be agreed this week by Wear Valley District Council . |
| 28 | Interim figures due Thursday are on course for a 7% rise to £195.3m with analysts likely to be upgrading full year predictions . |
| 29 | If you 're likely to be tackling full-scale plumbing installation work rather than just mending the occasional dripping tap , it will pay you to collect some specialist hand tools . |
| 30 | They are likely to be allowed less freedom to go out on the streets and stay out late . |