Example sentences of "[be] unlikely [prep] [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The requirements of such a system may lead to a number of outcomes , some of which are unlikely to be beneficial to the child . |
| 2 | Most of these developments might be seen as making English less different , but the kinds of changes that go on in ‘ literary theory ’ are unlikely to be familiar to anyone but a philosopher . |
| 3 | The authors indicate therefore that excesses of prostatic cancer in industrial workforces are unlikely to be due to external radiation . |
| 4 | These findings are unlikely to be due to some superior " tuning " for line detection in the right hemisphere.although Tei and Owen ( 1980 ) have argued that the right hemisphere is neurophysiologically more sensitive to orientation than is the left hemisphere . |
| 5 | These findings are unlikely to be due to delayed antibody responses in the OPV group , since peak antibody concentrations are usually attained within 2–4 weeks after vaccination . |
| 6 | To implement his programme , a president must gain the cooperation or acquiesence of other members of the political élite , but such people are unlikely to be responsive to presidential directives for the relationship between them and the president is not one of simple dependency . |
| 7 | However , since central government in Britain is the dominant influence upon the availability of local finance , there is a certain political duplicity here in legislation which requires local agencies to provide benefits that the centre knows they are unlikely to be able to affords . |
| 8 | Given the essentially secret nature of much deviant behaviour , those involved are unlikely to be willing to be interviewed , or at least to give truthful answers , in a survey . |
| 9 | Although this increased risk is unlikely to be due to chance , the reasons for it are still unknown . |
| 10 | If the relationship is real the mechanisms are far from clear , except that the effect is unlikely to be due to external radiation ; the possibility that it could be due to internal contamination by radioactive substances or some other exposure at work should be pursued . |
| 11 | If the association between paternal preconceptual exposure to radiation and childhood leukaemia we found is not a chance finding , the effect is unlikely to be due to paternal exposure to the forms of external penetrating ionising radiation measured by monitoring devices . |
| 12 | This is unlikely to be due to changes in promoter activity since the H1° gene is not induced upon serum stimulation ( 7 ) . |
| 13 | Furthermore , even if it were possible to make the necessary calculations , the finance available is unlikely to be equivalent to these costs . |
| 14 | This situation is unlikely to be satisfactory to either party especially if the pipe is shared or runs under a shared access . |
| 15 | We might be able to assist the Secretary of State , although this is unlikely to be acceptable to him or the Consortium . |
| 16 | Given that such a view is unlikely to be acceptable to the scientific community , it is suggested that the funding authorities should give consideration to the fundamental purposes underlying Ph D research , and to output measures of the value of such work to the community . |
| 17 | Given that such a view is unlikely to be acceptable to the scientific community , it is suggested that the funding authorities should give consideration to the fundamental purposes underlying Ph D research , and to output measures of the value of such work to the community . |
| 18 | On the face of it this is unlikely to be acceptable to the vendor since in effect it gives an option to purchase , though it may be more acceptable if the period allowed for preparing the report is short . |
| 19 | The study provides new evidence to support the conclusions of a 1984 report , covering a twenty-year period from 1963-83 , which showed that the higher incidence of disease was unlikely to be due to chance . |
| 20 | It was implied , rightly as it happened , that such a policy was unlikely to be acceptable to the National Government and that a broad alliance must be formed in Britain to replace the Chamberlain administration . |