Example sentences of "it is [adv] probable that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is equally probable that the separation of the South Slav languages into Serb , Croat , Slovene , Macedonian and Bulgarian was then in an early stage of development , if it had occurred at all . |
| 2 | And we know that Gundulph built here the first buildings which became known as the Bishops ' Palace , and it is most probable that when building his Manor House he rebuilt the church . |
| 3 | These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction . |
| 4 | It is also probable that the many forest tribes who were familiar with orang-utans simply regarded them as a different-looking lot of wild people . |
| 5 | It is also probable that the necessary legislation for the liberalisation of the service sector will not be agreed and implemented by 1992 . |
| 6 | It is very probable that Grey took some part in Leapor 's subscription . |
| 7 | Were he equipped with nothing but his hereditary instincts , unaffected by the influence of the centuries of the civilising process , it is very probable that he would instinctively distribute the allocation of his abilities first to the ensurance of his own personal well-being , then to the provision of a home of some sort , next to the care of his mate , then to his children and finally to the community in which he exists . |
| 8 | It is very probable that the seed sown on that day in Alloway , blossomed so many years later , and was harvested as the kernel of a fruit of genius . |
| 9 | It is very probable that these windows were built up when the Old School was converted into the Stockport Assembly Rooms . |
| 10 | In the light of the evidence , it is very probable that the sun will always set in Sydney , and that stones will fall downwards when they a , re dropped . |
| 11 | In practice it is very probable that they do not . |
| 12 | It is very probable that such differences do exist , and will be identified by suitable research work . |
| 13 | Hence it is hardly probable that a group of remarks about the first four groups could place any restriction on the nature of the two later groups , and thus there is a lot of room for an invalidating counter-example to the principle of closure . |
| 14 | Lists of these were regularly published in the Philosophical Transactions and it is highly probable that Miller , when he was well established at Chelsea , was involved in the selection of these . |
| 15 | From what we know of primitive races it is highly probable that the incentive for producing these paintings was magical , the object being to fix in paint on the wall or ceiling of a cave an event — usually the slaying of an animal — which it was hoped would be effected in the future elsewhere . |
| 16 | It is highly probable that many public library users do not make known unsatisfied demand , and any system which leans heavily on the use of existing stock as a barometer ( as McClellan 's does ) is bound to be sensitive to this criticism . |
| 17 | However effective their communicating skills , it is highly probable that they will experience some problems in the course of adjusting to a new environment such as a hospital . |
| 18 | Had no such provision been made , and had it merely been left to the initiative of backbenchers to keep an eye on instruments tabled , it is highly probable that many instruments would become or remain law with never a critical eye being cast over them . |
| 19 | It is highly probable that by early in the next century it will require no more than ten per cent of the labour force to provide us with all our material needs — that is , all the food we eat , all the clothing we wear , all the textiles and furnishings in our houses , the houses themselves , the appliances , the automobiles , and so on . |
| 20 | Thus , even if we assume that a significant proportion are well supported either by relatives or by services purchased with their own money , it is highly probable that personal social services see only the tip of an iceberg of unmet needs . |
| 21 | It is highly probable that book provision and use will be a significant component in such inspections . |
| 22 | It is highly probable that many of those in the initial cohort of patients would have died . |
| 23 | If you are spending less of your market 's total advertising money than you have market share , and a major competitor is spending significantly more , it is highly probable that you will fail to gain sales . |
| 24 | It is highly probable that many men will claim a belief that the girl was over 16 since , if sexual intercourse has taken place , this is the only defence available to the charge . |
| 25 | The kindest way is to say that , had we followed the advice so loudly and frequently given by the right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) and his colleagues seven or eight years ago , it is highly probable that the hammer and sickle would still be flying over the Kremlin and , more importantly , that the Soviet armies would be massed in Europe . |
| 26 | There is no certainty as to which church and manor house the account in the Office refers to , but it is highly probable that they were at Pickering . |
| 27 | The vast majority of mammals and the vast majority of birds do n't use echolocation , and it is highly probable that their common ancestor did n't either ( nor did it fly — that is another technology that has been independently evolved several times ) . |
| 28 | If = .5 , then it is as probable that h is true , given e , as that it is false , since in the calculus . |
| 29 | Yet it is quite probable that she bears not a single one of the old king 's genes . |
| 30 | It is quite probable that both IgE and enzyme deficiencies are important in causing the symptoms . |