Example sentences of "are probably a " in BNC.

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1 Although young bands can find the established people in Music Week , they are probably a waste of time .
2 ‘ There are probably a great many parks and recreation grounds that were given to local authorities by local benefactors or acquired by public subscription where the wording in the deeds implies that there is a charitable trust .
3 For a young baby who has several more months of formula to come , the hydrolysates are probably a better choice than soya formulas , therefore .
4 The CAN' T-get-away-with-anything ( darn it ! ) calorie counter : If you belong to this category you are probably a little person .
5 The economic difficulties of older people are probably a far stronger cause of demoralization than other factors more closely associated with elderly morale , such as illness and pain .
6 I know I 've made a lot of mistakes and there are probably a lot of things I should be sorry about but I would n't change my life , I would make the same mistakes because they 've taught me so much .
7 Spears are probably a good buy , the extra fighting rank helps to stiffen the Goblins a little bit , and shields are well worthwhile too .
8 Such women ( I include myself ) are probably a majority in the movement ( it was the sort of feeling that brought us into it in the first place , and anyway we have more time than mothers ) but not among women as a whole , most of whom appear to want to spend at least part of their lives having and raising children .
9 Well , all of us are probably a bit mad .
10 If you can not do this , you are probably a negative reactor .
11 Our case is that , while the nature of the social relations at the workplace is clearly an important differentiating characteristic of the Dukeries field , they are probably a necessary but insufficient factor to account for the response of miners there to the 1926 and 1984 calls to strike .
12 These examinations are probably a poor instrument for measuring the quality of medical education because they concentrate on factual retention .
13 There are probably a number of books with the Coats bookplate , many in Gaelic , to be found in private collections .
14 The contrasting images which survive of Osred are probably a reflection of the increasing divisions within the Northumbrian kingdom at this time .
15 Although the latter cases are probably a diminishing minority , especially now that budgetary delegation under LMS has made it essential that heads in their turn delegate a greater proportion of their managerial functions to senior staff , our studies indicate a more general need for primary schools to continue to review the role of deputy headship , to define more exactly the range of tasks it is appropriate for someone at that level of seniority to undertake , and to ensure that all deputy heads have appropriate job specifications .
16 ‘ You are probably a little biased . ’
17 The decreased total protein and amylase turnover rates are probably a result of a reduction in synthetic rates as the time taken for labelled total protein and amylase to appear in the duodenal juice was significantly longer in the the post-acute pancreatitis patients .
18 If you 're buying them as young plants which are probably a foot fifteen inches high then it takes them a couple of years to get the roots established .
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