Example sentences of "is likely to [be] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although ACET , like any charity , does not have the power to release you from the agreement it is likely to be sympathetic . |
| 2 | Even if historians are specifically interested in form , it is likely to be the history of forms , or the development of styles which will have attracted their attention . |
| 3 | theories are interdisciplinary , and the specific quality of a painting or a sculpture may not be spotlighted by the theoretician , whose writing is likely to be long on interpretation but short on description . |
| 4 | Here the writer is likely to be a practitioner , and the approach may defer to the popularity of the medium as a pastime for amateurs . |
| 5 | Such a catalogue inevitably tends to describe and characterise artists rather than evaluate them , while interpretation is likely to be left to quotations from the artists . |
| 6 | The content of an article will tend to be determined by its length ; no newspaper article is likely to be more than 1,000 words , which precludes any chance of detailed analysis . |
| 7 | But Roth must know that it is likely to be no joke to those who are reading his book . |
| 8 | The cost of training at a summer school over a five-week period will vary with the different establishments , but the overall fee is likely to be around £700 ( 1990 prices ) , for all students , whether from Britain or overseas . |
| 9 | It is usual for a class to consist of between 12 and 16 students divided approximately equally between male and female , and this size of class is likely to be maintained throughout the training course until the finals period in the last two terms . |
| 10 | It is likely that a good many protestant loyalists oscillate between the two and still have to come to their moment of decision , one that is likely to be forced on them by future events . |
| 11 | In any event , there is likely to be significant variation in views as to how far one should condemn or condone this liberationist violence in the North . |
| 12 | At least some of the extra cost of stockholding is likely to be passed on to the caterer . |
| 13 | With insufficient experience , the pilot is likely to be slow to recognise the spin and slow to react . |
| 14 | When your child wakes up , be reassuring ; he or she is likely to be upset . |
| 15 | The healthier you are when pregnant , the healthier your baby is likely to be . |
| 16 | Indeed , a full point score is likely to be awarded if someone is floored by a strong mid-section attack . |
| 17 | Do n't wait around when you are that close because the first person to throw the punch is likely to be the one that scores . |
| 18 | The charge is likely to be higher than that for a parishioner . |
| 19 | In the rest of the country it is likely to be the Environmental Health Officer , unless someone dies in a council residential home , in which case the County Social Services Department will organise the funeral . |
| 20 | This is likely to be particularly important in services for people with high levels of dependency , or particularly challenging patterns of behaviour , whose care it is essential to safeguard ’ ( paragraph 3 ) . |
| 21 | This is likely to be the biggest Great British Beer Festival for more than 10 years . |
| 22 | For a more permanent path , where perhaps there is likely to be heavy foot traffic , slabs can be laid on large blobs of mortar . |
| 23 | Painted steel is likely to be less durable than the other kinds , but it is equally important to choose strong frames that are not likely to buckle : ( aluminium may be more likely than steel to bend under strain ) . |
| 24 | Netting is likely to be made from either polypropylene or polythene . |
| 25 | The majority of bird netting is likely to be knotted ( this produces a fine and very flexible net ) or knitted , but the thickness of the thread is likely to be more important than the type of assembly . |
| 26 | The majority of bird netting is likely to be knotted ( this produces a fine and very flexible net ) or knitted , but the thickness of the thread is likely to be more important than the type of assembly . |
| 27 | If the first stage functions then the final second stage output is likely to be hard against the positive or negative amplifier limits , but very careful manipulation of the core orientation will find a position in which tiny movements will flick the output between limits . |
| 28 | Colonel Blimp today is likely to be a Roundhead colonel , in his professed sentiments a Leveller , though not of course in his practices . |
| 29 | Thus , Mr Kaifu is likely to be re-elected president of his Liberal Democratic Party next month , and retain the post of prime minister . |
| 30 | It is in this context that a reticent , hesitant and anxious account , sometimes followed by a retraction , is likely to be credible , ’ she said . |