Example sentences of "and [noun pl] are [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sales and investments are likely to be less affected than in a chapter 11 filing . |
| 2 | The present government has done something by designating 40 per cent of the territory as country parkland where plants and animals are supposed to be protected . |
| 3 | Some fungi , bacteria and viruses are likely to be present in most ponds and aquaria , but that these do not cause problems until fish are injured or weakened in some way . |
| 4 | An evolutionarily successful species is likely to populate its habitat fully and individuals are likely to be forced into peripheral regions where they face a greater environmental variance . |
| 5 | Students and carers are likely to be among those who will be affected by this . |
| 6 | According to Brazilian law the responsibility for controlling the sale and the use of mercury lies with the national institute for the environment , IBAMA and in theory these controls are very strict , all importers and dealers are supposed to be registered , and the use of mercury in any process and in whatever quantity , how ever small , requires an official permit . |
| 7 | Your opinions and ideas are likely to be different from those of a younger ( or older ) person . |
| 8 | Ideas and vocabulary of space , shape and comparisons are likely to be involved . |
| 9 | A number of vacancies on the RSC Council and boards are due to be filled at the AGM on 16 July 1992 in London . |
| 10 | Everyone knows what is expected of them and routines and traditions are able to be established . |
| 11 | Forecasting is an attempt to visualise or anticipate the kind of future environment in which company plans and actions are likely to be implemented . |
| 12 | Forecasting is an attempt to visualise or anticipate the kind of future environment in which company plans and actions are likely to be implemented . |
| 13 | Similarly , autobiographies may be idealized , though private letters and diaries are likely to be genuine enough . |
| 14 | Admittedly , Air Force Generals and Admirals are unlikely to be very important financially , but they are from the point of view of prestige and power and would , I should think , carry a disproportionate amount of clout . |
| 15 | The school day and terms are likely to be longer than the legal requirement for state schools . |
| 16 | Unclothed and at rest , cold-adapted humans can maintain a core temperature ( i.e. central body temperature , measured by mouth or rectum ) of 37°C in still air down to 27–29°C , or in water down to 35°C ; in either case the skin and extremities are likely to be several degrees cooler ( Edholm , 1978 ) . |
| 17 | Jazz and dance exercise and aerobics are likely to be too demanding at the pace established in many classes . |
| 18 | On the other hand , even such seasonal workers ' commitment to work , needs and interests are likely to be different from those of regular workers ; this despite the fact that their pay or access to fringe benefits can be inferior to those of regular workers . |
| 19 | What personal biases and distortions are likely to be present ? |
| 20 | Alternatively , the tests can be carried out free on the NHS , and although the NHS clinics and hospitals are unlikely to be able to provide an answer within one month , Mr Goswamy believes that , with proper organisation , a three month programme should be possible on the NHS . |
| 21 | Spain 's Santiago de Compostela is believed to have resubmitted its bid and others are likely to be also on the table . |
| 22 | This is a controversial issue : hoteliers and restaurateurs are supposed to be running hotels and restaurants , after all , not managing computer systems . |
| 23 | The same authors also question the assumption that it is too costly for politicians to develop effective means of financial scrutiny , pointing to evidence that instruments of control are widely used systematically and rationally , implying that the preferences of sponsors and citizens are likely to be adequately reflected in the supply of public goods ( Breton and Wintrobe , 1975 , pp. 202–4 ) . |
| 24 | These rules are very important , because they bring consistency to the interpretation of leases and enable parties buying and selling leases and reversions to obtain more reliable advice on what their rights and liabilities are likely to be . |
| 25 | If we may find this incongruous , that is only because we live in an age of collapsed hierarchies in which painters and sculptors are liable to be more highly regarded than their patrons or even their sitters . |
| 26 | Unattributed assertions in news stories and headlines are likely to be received as factual , while criticism expressed in personlised columns is more likely to be regarded as opinion , especially when it appears to be an inference drawn by the columnist from facts to which reference has been made . |
| 27 | It is one thing to recognise that the interests of producers and consumers are likely to be opposed : for the first will wish to sell at the highest , the second to buy at the lowest price . |