Example sentences of "it is [adv] likely that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is equally likely that the activities associated with meals ( chewing , digesting and absorbing food ) could all send information to the SCN via nerves from the gut . |
| 2 | The implications of these findings are doubly serious because it is equally likely that the spindle-disrupting action of alcohol could occur during the first meiotic division . |
| 3 | I think it is most likely that the Course will be completed by then but because they have to have their final papers in , the week or two before , it may be that they will be staying on to around that time . |
| 4 | It is also likely that the percentages will be on the sliding scale that seemed so attractive to the PFA a fortnight ago when peace was at hand . |
| 5 | It is reasonable to assume that the carer 's preference provides some part of the causal explanation ; but it is also likely that the carers ’ preferences were influenced by the severity of the sufferer 's condition , and by whether long-term institutional care was expected , already planned , or already known to be unlikely . |
| 6 | It is also likely that the composition of the lacquer is affected by the age of the tree and when and where the material was collected . |
| 7 | It is also likely that the Partnership will appoint directors from both Education and Industry , who will take executive control . |
| 8 | It is also likely that the ads for the more expensive and unusual products will be of greater general interest than those for the cheap day-to-day items : it is quite tempting to study in detail an ad for an expensive car , or browse through the ‘ houses for sale ’ columns , even if you aspire only as far as a second-hand Escort and have no intention of moving house within the next 10 years . |
| 9 | It is also likely that the reader , if asked to give the topic for each fragment , would not simply produce a single-term ‘ title ’ . |
| 10 | It is also likely that the common open field system in use in the Middle Ages was only in use during the lifetime of the nucleated village ; this will be discussed elsewhere . |
| 11 | It is also likely that the investors will not insist on their own presence to constitute a quorum at board meetings . |
| 12 | It is very likely that the subordinate you publicly rebuked for reading his newspaper will : |
| 13 | However , although it is very likely that the British industrial revolution would have occurred without these funds , it is difficult to imagine that Britain would have achieved the kind of scale and pace of industrial development that it did without access to these funds and to the markets provided by the colonies . |
| 14 | But as we have seen , it is very likely that the potentiated response is maintained in part by presynaptic mechanisms . |
| 15 | Indeed , it is very likely that the process varies with the relationship between the carer and dependant . |
| 16 | If Cuba had not undergone this ordeal , it is very likely that the Americans would have organised an invasion to liquidate Cuba 's socialist way of life . |
| 17 | It is very likely that the original SPR : |
| 18 | In practice , however , it is very likely that the person who creates a DC , and enters all the initial information about it , will be a technical assistant , who has nothing to do with the actual implementation of the DC . |
| 19 | It is very likely that the original SPR : |
| 20 | It is very likely that the two processes summarized above are simultaneous processes within an overall mechanism that is not yet fully understood . |
| 21 | It is very likely that the posturing will be toned down after the exercises are over . |
| 22 | It is hardly likely that the candidate is going to say no ; and yes does not reveal anything . |
| 23 | It is hardly likely that the Holy Spirit would inspire those directions in his word , and then promptly break them with his deeds . |
| 24 | This is very similar to a conditional sale agreement , the essential difference being that the hirer has the option to purchase the goods and is not obliged to do so , However , having paid all the instalments on the Volvo truck , it is hardly likely that the haulage company would decide not to exercise this option . |
| 25 | It is highly likely that the decision of the governors of Altrincham Grammar School for Girls to suspend two Muslim girls who wished to wear head scarves to school for being in breach of school uniform rules would also have been unlawful . |
| 26 | It is highly likely that the new Committee , due to take up office at the end of the year , will make the appointment permanent , in which case Bonito Oliva will be responsible for the organisation of the 1995 centenary exhibition . |
| 27 | It is highly likely that the basic English common law rule ( that ownership can not be transferred from someone who has no title ) applies . |
| 28 | Of course it is highly likely that the corporate finance arm and the client will be contractually bound in any case , thus enabling us to dispense with the issue of whether an obligation of confidence is owed . |
| 29 | They are the people who can refer clients on to solicitors and it is highly likely that the ‘ Advisory Liaison Service ’ and the proposed liaison officers could have played a significant part in making and fostering those contacts . |
| 30 | He continued : ‘ It is highly likely that the Lossiemouth helicopter will be engaged in work in the Cairngorms , and HMS Gannet ( Prestwick ) helicopters in the Ben Nevis/Glencoe area , leaving no helicopters available . ’ |