Example sentences of "likely to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth remembering that simple sentences are more likely to be grammatically correct than long , involved ones . |
| 2 | But at least Old Vic is likely to be around next year , when Nashwan will be in residence at the Shadwell Stud of his owner , Hamdan Al Maktoum , vigorously trying to justify a syndication value of £18m . |
| 3 | If you are using the divider to separate cichlids or other particularly aggressive fish , it 's wise to leave it in place for a couple of weeks and then only remove the divider at a time when you are likely to be around if trouble occurs . |
| 4 | For social workers the task is likely to be primarily to act as co-ordinator of services , but the counselling and supporting role for carer and cared for must not be overlooked . |
| 5 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 6 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 7 | At that period many of the younger Nayar males were likely to be away from home for long periods of military service . |
| 8 | So , ‘ None at all , ’ she replied — though , trying to make her tone barely interested , she just had to ask , ‘ How long is Mr Gajdusek likely to be away ? ’ |
| 9 | Even so , the first use of the Antiparachute are likely to be rather tentative and sporting . |
| 10 | These three studies all suggest ( if do not prove ) that science specialists are likely to be rather more conformist and conventional in outlook than arts specialists , who tend to be slightly more rebellious and free-thinking . |
| 11 | The positive and negative externalities which have been identified thus far are likely to be rather different for research activities ( i.e. those concerned with the production of new information ) than they are for development activities ( i.e. those concerned with embodying new information into particular products ) , and they may change systematically over the life of any given collaborative programme . |
| 12 | If my information is correct , his meeting in York is likely to be rather sticky . |
| 13 | In other words , the most likely occasions for associative use of the word to qualify what is in fact a performance from the professional acrobat 's repertoire — as when we are confronted by the sight of a lady standing on a man 's shoulders and juggling with Indian clubs — would be occasions when it is very likely that we can just as well describe the actions as acrobatic in their own right ; and on the other hand , ascriptive use of the word is likely to be rather rare except , precisely , in those circumstances where professional acrobats form part of the context , so that an associative use would be equally justified . |
| 14 | If suitable provisions ( Clause 19 ) are included in the partnership agreement ( and they are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 7 ) the interests of the firm can be largely protected ( or at any rate damage limited ) : when getting rid of a miscreant partner is likely to be rather easier than dismissing an employee whose thoughts may have turned to taking proceedings for wrongful dismissal . |
| 15 | The pattern of AIDS research is also likely to be profoundly shaped by the events of the past few weeks , but more importantly by the articles by Fauci and Haase and their colleagues than by the preliminary report of the Anglo-French study . |
| 16 | However , the civil society and cultural values of the former CDP project area are likely to be profoundly influenced by the fact that most of the households resident in large parts of it are now dependent on state benefits rather than on wages for their reproduction . |
| 17 | Indeed , its transmission is likely to be profoundly dependent on existing industrial relations practices and processes , since negotiation between management and workforce is central to the transmission and internalization of political objectives . |
| 18 | Protectionism ( exchange controls , import controls ) is likely to be extensively applied by developing countries , but it may still be relevant in an industrialised country which is suffering a high level of unemployment , with consequent pressure on the government to take economic measures to remedy this situation . |
| 19 | Mixtures of the large-flowered kinds are likely to be best for naturalising , as they are often sold in bulk very cheaply for this purpose . |
| 20 | But Cale is always likely to be best remembered for his work alongside Lou Reed in the The Velvet Underground . |
| 21 | Which methods are likely to be best ? |
| 22 | According to Thomas Cronin : As Cronin and others suggest , Ford was constantly rebuffed and disappointed by Congress ; his positive achievements in both foreign and domestic policy were few and in any history of presidential congressional relations he is likely to be best remembered for the most extensive use of the negative power of the veto in modern times . |
| 23 | The elderly are more prone to heart failure and chronic obstructive airways disease so that the risk of adverse effects is likely to be proportionately greater . |
| 24 | This society 's accounting policy on provisions is that ‘ provisions are made to reduce the value of loans and advances to the amount which the directors consider is likely to be ultimately received ’ . |
| 25 | Spain 's Santiago de Compostela is believed to have resubmitted its bid and others are likely to be also on the table . |
| 26 | The operation of this 3% in three year rule is likely to be unduly restrictive when it first applies because of the expected need to grant substantial new options to sharesave scheme participants and at the same time allow for the first allocations under the proposed executive share option scheme . |
| 27 | In favour of decentralization , they appeal to the doctrine of subsidiarity , and additionally argue that a supranational authority is likely to be unduly prone to capture by interest groups . |
| 28 | The markets for the major index futures and the shares included in such an index are usually highly liquid , and so there is likely to be little adverse price movement for all but the largest arbitrage transactions . |
| 29 | Whilst the liberal-historians are less likely to be openly damning of the social changes they identify than are the conservative-historians , this should not be read as a sign of their approval . |
| 30 | In ordinary parlance one might say that anyone who has been forcibly subjected to this offence has been raped ; the psychological effects are likely to be deep , and even if there is no risk of pregnancy ( as there is not from some rapes , since ejaculation is not part of the definition ) , there may be the risk of disease . |