Example sentences of "is likely [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wilhelmshaven dockyard had been , in its day , the largest naval yard in Europe , and is likely to go down as the largest purely naval yard in history . |
| 2 | So far , the discussion of this turning-point and the debate over the direction of change has been conducted mainly in terms of what kind of manufacturing sector is likely to emerge out of the economic downturn . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , fashion pundits were speculating last night that although Anne is likely to splash out on a new outfit , she will be wearing an old hat when she walks up the aisle . |
| 4 | And that , in turn , is likely to feed back on the Government in the form of pressures from the most irresistible of all Tory constituencies , the City . |
| 5 | The trade of elephant catching and training is likely to die out in the very near future . |
| 6 | But remember that any increase in death cover is likely to come out at the expense of a lower retirement benefit . |
| 7 | But take away the healthy assurance which grows from personal conviction and every pressure is likely to bear down on the weakened commitment and raise tremors of uncertainty which grow into doubt . |
| 8 | ICL itself admits to be investigating a parallel processor architecture that will use HyperSparc , sources say this is likely to grow out of a 256 CPU parallel system that the company is now building under the auspices of the European Community 's Esprit project . |
| 9 | We do have a choice as to whether to make the connection or not , but , as I have said , unless one is aware of it forming at the time , the bond is likely to build up at the instinctive level . |
| 10 | Similarly , there is likely to be a direct relationship between the level of real national income and the rate of inflation — as the equilibrium level of national income approaches the ‘ full employment ’ level of national income , so inflationary pressure is likely to build up in an economy . |
| 11 | Dennis Skinner is likely to stay on with a reduced vote . |