Example sentences of "most likely to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the magazine articles , which are most likely to be interesting to her ? |
| 2 | What is most likely to be useful in such material is the chance that inferences can be drawn by the reader , seeing a similarity in a problem elsewhere with a question in the visual arts . |
| 3 | Even if Shilton , inevitably cautious in his 41st year , is now most likely to be found out by teasing centres ( never mind the ‘ hand of God ’ , he should have been quicker , more positively to the ball than Diego Maradona in Mexico four years ago ) , his reliable and spectacular shot-stopping in Poland emphasised glaring inadequacies stemming from the grossly misguided philosophy that continues to gain ground in the Football League . |
| 4 | They were most likely to be men , aged 20 to 24 , many of whom lived in Scotland . |
| 5 | But buyers most likely to be satisfied probably already own a desktop PC , perhaps with an important text file which they 'd be glad to carry around for reference . |
| 6 | The electoral process stopped abruptly with the death of the man most likely to be prime minister . |
| 7 | Probabilities being what they are , you are most likely to be right in assessing frame size if you assume that you are medium-framed . |
| 8 | But Dr Owen is said to have taken on board the ‘ reality ’ that electoral reform is most likely to be delivered by a Parliament with strong Lib-Dem representation . |
| 9 | The Queen would normally send for the person she deemed most likely to be able to form a government with majority support in the Commons . |
| 10 | ‘ Such properties are most likely to be located in the Midlands , North of England , Scotland and South Wales . |
| 11 | For the same reason they have focused on the groups who seemed most likely to be needy : the working class in the inner city , the isolated and the institutionalized . |
| 12 | Find out which reporters on the local newspaper and radio are most likely to be interested . |
| 13 | What can be said is that those whose discomfort is related to intercourse are most likely to be cured of their symptoms either by a combination of improved lubrication and post-coital urination , or by treating any infection that underlies the symptoms . |
| 14 | Soil and climate , which should be taken together , determine the land potential ( see Chapter 2 ) and largely dictate the main types of farming — arable , stock-rearing , fattening , dairying , etc. — that are most likely to be viable . |
| 15 | Generalizing rather , it is probably true to say that Hawaiian-type eruptions are more common on the oceanic island volcanoes than elsewhere ( though the examples of Nyiragongo and Nyamlagira emphasize that it is only a generalization ) , since it is in these environments that the fluid basalt lavas are most likely to be found . |
| 16 | This aim is most likely to be satisfied , in a way that will come nearest to meeting the varying needs of the students , if the distinction between the theoretical and the practical is built firmly into the curriculum , replacing , in the curricular structure , the distinction between arts and sciences . |
| 17 | Their work on library weeding begins from the premise that the open access areas of the library should house the core collection — which is defined by Slote as the materials ‘ most likely to be used by the clients ’ , and that the core collection can be predicted accurately from a study of use of the existing collection . |
| 18 | In which forum is your version of events most likely to be accepted ? |
| 19 | Also , those most likely not to complete the questionnaire or do the interview are most likely to be delinquent ; and one can not force people to fill in questionnaires correctly . |
| 20 | We noted how shrewdly the man was found paying attention to the member of the party who looked most likely to be the paymaster . |
| 21 | So where pressure exists to reduce expenditure the reduction is most likely to be achieved . |
| 22 | The survey also provided information as to the types of development most likely to be refused planning permission due to anticipated odour emission . |
| 23 | Collapse breccias , however , are not related to any particular facies and potential reservoirs resulting from this process are most likely to be found around structural highs that became exposed at various times since , the Zechstein . |
| 24 | Instruction in methods for finding information is most likely to be successful if provided at a point when students are working on a non-library project or course which requires a literature search . |
| 25 | Co-ordination , if it is to take place at all , is also most likely to be instigated by the clearinghouses ; but ideally it ought to take place between the library associations , if for no other reason than that they can provide financial support to arrange the necessary meetings of coordinating committees . |
| 26 | In general , when male animals compete for the attention of females , the biggest males are most likely to be successful ; therefore , as Darwin observed , in species where the males compete , they tend to be bigger than females , as in baboons or in most species of seal . |
| 27 | As the killer strikes at the retreating reptile it is the victim 's tail that is most likely to be caught in claws or jaws . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , despite the necessity to protect children from being misled by the stories of ‘ heaven ’ and miracles , it should be made quite clear to them that most of the stories of good works attributed to the people involved are most likely to be true , and as these people are believed to have done much more good than most , they have been given a place in the windows of the churches and in paintings and elsewhere . |
| 29 | Think about the mark points that are most likely to be indicated on the map : village churches , tumuli and ‘ castle mounds ’ , stone circles and standing stones , wayside crosses and beacon sites . |
| 30 | The clientele made a perfect captive audience and in the early autumn of Paula 's second year at the store the management decided to bring in models to show the new season 's fashions at the times when the restaurant was most likely to be full of ladies who had accounts with Jenkinsons and cheque books in their capacious handbags . |