Example sentences of "is probably [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The most worrying aspect of the whole thing ’ , it concluded , ‘ is probably that most people 's comrades , even those who up to now have believed unwaveringly , have lost faith in the Führer . ’ |
| 2 | The answer is probably that it would rarely be so . |
| 3 | The reason for this is probably that the fields are situated on top of upthrown fault blocks . |
| 4 | The most serious of the plant proposals is probably that from Chile to delete from Appendix I ‘ dead specimens ’ of a magnificent and endangered tree known as alerce or Chilean false larch . |
| 5 | At this stage , Browns Lane has not given up hope of getting rear seats into the convertible , but it is proving a hard task , and it is probably that only the coupe will be a two-plus-two . |
| 6 | The answer is probably that workers come a lot cheaper in China , but the money they have saved that way could surely have been doubled in extra sales — not to mention saving on shipping costs — if they had been made in a British factory . |
| 7 | The truth is probably that Ceauşescu cheated on everyone , and that Pacepa , involved on the pro-Russian side , was unaware of the extent to which Ceauşescu was also double-crossing Moscow . |
| 8 | The reason for this difference is probably that the one wishes to justify cuts in welfare expenditure whereas the other is aiming for more direct state control of industry . |
| 9 | One reason for this is probably that subjects who were not told the overall theme of the passage until the end were able to draw on their knowledge of similar stories which they had heard before . |
| 10 | The justification for this is probably that it provides the chargee with an additional incentive to ensure that his charge is registered . |
| 11 | ‘ The truth is probably that there was an unholy alliance , ’ says Professor Wilkinson . |
| 12 | It is probably that the Lads originated from France , arriving as settlers after the Norman invasion . |
| 13 | The best known of such a transformation is probably that for turning Celsius temperature into Fahrenheit where F=32+9/70C , or , for another example , a conversion formula for turning imperial weights into metric ones . |
| 14 | The most important change in the pattern of use of peptic ulcer drugs ( especially H 2 -receptor blockers ) is probably that the drugs are increasingly being used to treat non-ulcer dyspepsia and other unspecific gastrointestinal discomfort for which H 2 -receptor blockers are of little value . |
| 15 | The most plausible explanation of the demand for the law of Winchester is probably that the rebels accepted the 1285 Statute of Winchester , which could be interpreted as giving all adult males the right to bear arms . |
| 16 | At present , the most plausible interpretation is probably that these forts were centres of royal power intended to enable Harald to control the areas which the Jelling rune stone suggests he had won for himself . |
| 17 | This Brigade is probably if not the only conservative one , one of a tiny number in the country , that do n't computerize their information systems for fire safety . |
| 18 | The geology of the Channel Tunnel route is probably as well known as that of any undersea area in the world . |
| 19 | The best compromise is probably as follows — condition and dechlorinate the water to be used , and use one or more of the filter starter type solutions or powders , alternatively wash out an old filter sponge or the like in the tank . |
| 20 | It is probably as well to pause here a moment , in order to take a few social bearings against which to judge these accusations . |
| 21 | It was assumed that schools would be using the materials and theme for about twelve periods a week for six weeks , as Miss Garnett noted : " This is probably as long as the steam stays in a theme for this age , and nobody should feel embarrassed about pulling out of it quicker if it seems right to do so " ( Leicester/Leicestershire Curriculum Development Project 1970 : I ) . |
| 22 | Kanter ( 1983 ) is probably as well regarded as any writer on the subject . |
| 23 | You do n't want to spend the first morning of your honeymoon trying to re-do it yourself , so it is probably as well to stick to something simple . |
| 24 | They 're known as Mal and Dan , which is probably as well . |
| 25 | Christmas th they did , get windows on the side , to big windows she and that was that which is probably as well we . |
| 26 | This is probably because , put simply , the word ‘ patent ’ applies to a physical thing , like a new piece of machinery or electrical gadget , whereas ‘ copyright ’ applies to ‘ intellectual property ’ , that is ‘ ideas ’ and ‘ creations ’ . |
| 27 | This is probably because they are all adapted to forest or woodland conditions and none of them has developed the close-knit social formations that are characteristic of open-country animals . |
| 28 | But this is probably because such retirement arrangements died out before formalizing them became the normal custom , rather than because they were never common . |
| 29 | Mother says : If someone does something , it is probably because she wants to . |
| 30 | I have always found the Rottweilers in Norway to be of very stable disposition , and this is probably because the Rottweilers live as family pets , with a stable home life . |