Example sentences of "and likely to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next week I shall take my wife over every inch of this lovely island , which I and my cousin consecrated many years ago , when our destiny seemed assured and likely to be shared . |
| 2 | He had no track record himself in combat and the men he was to lead in battle were a pretty tough crowd , all of them individualists and likely to be highly critical of any officer who did not come up to their own standards . |
| 3 | There is also the question of camera vulnerability through general usage , swinging around on a line and likely to be the first arrival on the ground when the kite line is reeled down . |
| 4 | There was no justice , so most people thought , now that the war was so costly in life and likely to be prolonged , in returning the middle-aged and wounded to the front while healthy , strong young men remained safely at home . |
| 5 | To our knowledge , these findings provide the first direct evidence that mesenchymal as well as epithelial cells are involved in T-cell development , and suggest that their involvement is stage-specific and likely to be dependent on short-range or contact-mediated interactions . |
| 6 | As for Fisher 's analogous explanation of the evolution of dominance , the argument is implausible , because selection on such specific modifiers is extremely weak ( of the order of the mutation rate per locus ) and likely to be overwhelmed by their pleiotropic effects . |
| 7 | The method was simple , dependable , and likely to be of considerable service in the years ahead . |
| 8 | But he was a feckless young man and likely to be kept in a state of frustration for a long time to come . |
| 9 | Setting up these menus is one of the areas that leaves a lot to be desired , it is tedious and likely to be a constant source of hotline support enquiries to InteSoft . |
| 10 | This may be a reasonable attitude in certain circumstances , e.g. in the denudation of spoil tips or the dissection of incoherent sandstones in the semi-arid western parts of the United States , but it is demonstrably wrong in many areas and likely to be wrong in many others . |
| 11 | Data files included punched cards ( as data files , not just for input ) ; the computer was dated , overloaded and likely to be replaced by one from a different manufacturer ; there was little real-time access to data ; management information was scarce ; there was little in the way of computerized records for Polytechnic students on non-modular courses , and that little was unintegrated with the modular system ; there were no benefits or access to data for offices besides the registry ; the file structures could no longer cope with the then size of the course ( 1,100 students ) ; and the data structures were arcane ( for example , over-zealous use of bit-packing ) . |
| 12 | Access to the system is nearly always indirect and therefore slow , and likely to be confined to certain times because of a need to load the payroll or manpower tapes within the computer centre . |
| 13 | If they can really get a hook into this Eismark , a member of the Secretariat and likely to be there for years , it 'll be quite a coup in its very quiet way . |
| 14 | However such an examination is the more timely — and likely to be the more revealing — in the light of the London — Peking accords on the transition to Chinese authority , in so far as this last may affect the nature of the bureaucracy , modify its practices and , possibly , inject popular consultation on some issues . |
| 15 | ‘ … we are delighted to find that the Voyage is productive of a high state of enjoyment to yourself and likely to be the means of re-establishing Mrs. Gould 's health . |
| 16 | He goes on to suggest that ‘ such relations are pathological cases and likely to be rare in practice ’ . |
| 17 | Quite frequently therefore a soldier might be appointed to head a mission in Berlin or St Petersburg in the justified belief that military men were especially welcome there and likely to be effective representatives . |
| 18 | She called the switchboard and asked them to page the physio on call , and was told she was in ITU with a patient and likely to be tied up for at least half an hour . |
| 19 | He realised with a shock that he was nervous — as nervous as a randy adolescent on a hot date — and likely to be about as subtle ! |
| 20 | response rate is good because the respondent is captive and likely to be interested |