Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is likely [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it came to structuring the District Health Authorities in the form which existed until 1990 , the Department of Health stipulated that ‘ it is important to make appointments only where it is likely that prospective members will have the health and vigour to make an effective contribution throughout their term of office . |
| 2 | The whole idea of small talk is to select a ‘ safe ’ topic where it is likely that the other person will have no trouble in meeting you halfway . |
| 3 | Dietary and postural therapies are aimed principally at correcting environmentally induced imbalances , and as such should be considered in any treatment programme where it is likely that such imbalances play a part . |
| 4 | Instead of using a fixed percentage , Cubbin and Leech argue that a shareholder or group of shareholders can be regarded as having control where it is likely that they would win a contested vote , but that this can be determined only by examining the degree of dispersal of shareholdings within the individual company concerned . |
| 5 | Alternatively , where it is likely that the creditors will need to be paid before the debts can be collected , the purchaser may wish to make a retention out of part of the purchase price which it then uses for satisfying the creditors . |
| 6 | whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked . |
| 7 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of an offence if he — ( a ) uses towards another person threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour , or ( b ) distributes or displays to another person any writing , sign or other visible representation which is threatening , abusive or insulting , with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person , or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another , or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence ( i.e. immediate unlawful violence against him or another ) will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 11 | It will be argued that if a policeman is confronted by a situation in which he fears that violence will be directed towards him if he intervenes , or it is likely that there will be such violence , the offence is committed . |
| 12 | Although it is likely that weeding does ( if properly carried out ) usually increase use of stock , the point is often a hard one to prove , since so many other factors bear upon stock use . |
| 13 | So far as we are concerned , this barely matters : although it is likely that ‘ mini black holes ’ , about the size of a subatomic particle , were created by the enormous forces involved in the Big Bang , it is only about now , perhaps 15 billion years later , that these should be beginning to disintegrate . |
| 14 | Plans for the Julie Tullis campsite in the grounds of Harrison 's are still being impeded , although it is likely that site clearing will begin in the near future . |
| 15 | Looking ahead to the early twenty-first century , the smaller size of nuclear families in the late twentieth century makes it evident that there will be fewer relatives about to share family care although it is likely that many fewer people will be childless ( Rossiter and Wicks , 1982 , p. 66 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Although it is likely that future gains will be more modest , profitability will be robust , ’ it said , adding that the industry can also expect to benefit from growing demand , especially from canny corporate customers , and from balanced regulation — public service commissions are increasingly approving alternative regulatory plans which permit the companies to boost earnings above a targeted level , provided they improve efficiency and share earnings gains with their subscribers . |
| 17 | The exact chronology of this development is unclear , although it is likely that the erosion of the duke 's power began immediately , with some of the provisions of his 1471 grant a dead letter from the outset . |
| 18 | The exact chronology of this development is unclear , although it is likely that the erosion of the duke 's power began immediately , with some of the provisions of his 147I grant a dead letter from the outset . |
| 19 | Nor is it clear that public law provides a solution except in the limited instances of FSA , ss 55 and 81 , although it is likely that s 48(2) ( h ) permits SIB Core Rule 36 to modify fiduciary duties . |
| 20 | Identical powers may be given to any other named individual including a social worker although it is likely that police support will be most commonly enlisted . |
| 21 | The newly risen semi-literacy in England means that it is likely that those who read the book after seeing the film will not be able to find the works of Donne and other classic authors alluded to in the book in their local libraries . |
| 22 | a There are far more cases in which each party is only known to have married once , but the evidence is so fragmentary that it is likely that the figures seriously underestimate the number of second , third and fourth marriages . |
| 23 | The answer is that it is likely that the other behaviours are part of the tantrum . |
| 24 | It likes the deal in the medium term , since US West plans to finance the investment in large part with equity and to pursue other objectives that will enhance its credit quality to offset the increased business risk inherent in the investment , so that it is likely that ratings will be reaffirmed at their current levels , but in the short term , the business and financial risk will be increased . |
| 25 | A good deal of philosophical writing about what is called intentionality suggests that it is likely that this line of objection , that objects or contents are sometimes missing , has another wholly different root , in a certain confusion . |
| 26 | However , the problems that we have considered mean that it is likely that we may miss the target and actually arrive at an unintended situation . |
| 27 | For the second , it must be shown that it is likely that violence will be provoked . |
| 28 | Indeed , it is sufficient that it is likely that they will fear the use of violence . |
| 29 | It does not mean that the person at whom the conduct is directed must believe that it is likely that violence will be provoked . |
| 30 | It is enough if the defendant has used threatening , abusive or insulting language or conduct such that it is likely that violence will be provoked . |