Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [be] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next industry to adopt the technique widely is likely to be mechanical engineering . |
| 2 | reveals the fruit in ripeness , when the floss inside is ready to be plucked , as soft as the lock of hair I keep with me always from your dear golden head . |
| 3 | Out here in Japan we tend to get info on the football on a wing and prayer so being able to be part of this listing is great for this Leeds supporter . |
| 4 | Personal computer makers are likely to face continued pressure to keep prices low for the foreseeable future , former Compaq Computer Corp chief Rod Canion told Reuter in an interview : ‘ Anybody that wants to be successful in the computer business better be prepared to be very aggressive and have a lot of aggressive competition — in that environment , you can predict pricing pressure is not going to ease up ; ’ Canion , now chairman of the Houston-based consulting firm Insource Management Group , says that in his time at Compaq , customers were willing to pay a little more to ensure they got quality and performance but that as the market changed , they believed they could get quality , performance and low price , and now , ‘ that will never change . ’ |
| 5 | If our parents were kind and supportive , our own adult within is likely to be so . |
| 6 | I understood my role here was supposed to be as a tutor , not as a romantic go-between , whatever that is . ’ |
| 7 | The young people who use the building today are likely to be part of the thriving youth club that operates on four nights of the week . |
| 8 | Family life today is likely to be affected by the extended family . |
| 9 | Some of the largest US banks , e.g. Bank of America or Citibank , have earned up to 50 per cent of their annual profits from international operations ; thus a US banking presence overseas is likely to be maintained or increased in future years . |
| 10 | Whilst geological studies were employed during the last War , in surveys of landing beaches , roadway planning , water supply , bridges etc. , the number of geologists involved was very small , and the situation today is unlikely to be greatly different , although for security reasons the numbers are not published . |
| 11 | Whilst geological studies were employed during the last War , in surveys of landing beaches , roadway planning , water supply , bridges etc. , the number of geologists involved was very small , and the situation today is unlikely to be greatly different , although for security reasons the numbers are not published . |
| 12 | But if the two ca n't agree over planning permission , the peace of wildlife here is unlikely to be disturbed by development work in the near future . |