Example sentences of "likely [prep] [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who were particularly interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues ( any issues ! ) as the main themes being stressed by the parties , but the level of predictability was low . |
| 2 | Those who were interested in politics or discussed politics , read highbrow papers or watched television news , were a little more likely to be able to name some issues as the main themes being stressed by the parties . |
| 3 | Professional footballers fared little better than cricketers and were less likely to be able to pursue their occupation for as long . |
| 4 | Once we have been triggered into feeling the loss of someone who was important the grieving process is more likely to be able to start . |
| 5 | The Queen would normally send for the person she deemed most likely to be able to form a government with majority support in the Commons . |
| 6 | They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith . |
| 7 | After all , if you have begun addressing yourself for the first time to such an issue you are more likely to be able to have the courage of your convictions at work in trying to tackle , for example , management by inertia . |
| 8 | By the time you had let them out you would have domesticated deer who are no longer likely to be able to fend for and defend themselves as they previously did . |
| 9 | Any applicant for a course of study who has a criminal record should , at the time of application inform the Academic Registrar who will advise the applicant whether or not he or she is likely to be able to satisfy certain eligibility requirements for the course . |
| 10 | Any applicant for a course of study who has a criminal record should at the time of application inform the Academic Registrar who will advise the applicant whether or not he or she is likely to be able to satisfy certain eligibility requirements for the course . |
| 11 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
| 12 | The people least likely to be able to find £24–95 to buy the first set of reports on science teaching from the Assessment Performance Unit ( APU ) of the Department of Education and science * , the latest volume of which has just been published . |
| 13 | The people least likely to be able to find £24–95 to buy the first set of reports on science teaching from the Assessment Performance Unit ( APU ) of the Department of Education and science * , the latest volume of which has just been published . |
| 14 | Those with orange eyes are much more likely to be able to hear . |
| 15 | Is likely to be able to obtain antibiotics via a vet . |
| 16 | Even so , the upward trend in direct sales extends to software , and you are increasingly likely to be able to buy accounting software by mail order . |
| 17 | Again , unions in conjunction with employers are likely to be able to find answers to the access-to-cash problem . |
| 18 | Realizing I could n't hang around on the dole forever waiting for the Tate Gallery to offer me an exhibition , and also that my boyfriend , also on the dole , was not likely to be able to support me , I decided to go for further training . |
| 19 | Even if the child 's articulation is poor , the adult is likely to be able to make a good guess as to a likely meaning . |
| 20 | In this way , the organisation does its best to ensure that the employee is likely to be able to meet the requirements expected of him in the job abroad . |
| 21 | Out of 10 who said their style was 9,9 at the beginning of the week , only one is likely to be able to say that at the end , affirms Penfold with relish . |
| 22 | Looking around her , she would see that while her brothers might follow their father 's trade or profession , whatever that was , or perhaps look for an apprenticeship in a traditional craft , or take advantage of the new opportunities in , say , transport — in short choose , within limits , a career that appealed to them — she was not likely to be able to indulge a personal preference . |
| 23 | Employers ' and parents interpretations may diverge even more widely , particularly as the level of detail these groups are likely to be able or willing to handle will be broader than that used by teachers . |
| 24 | How many paid holidays do you get a year and when are you likely to be able to take them . |
| 25 | Further , the husband is more likely to be able to use family income for his leisure pursuits ( e.g. drinking ) than the wife . |
| 26 | Semi-skilled and unskilled workers are much less likely to be able to buy their own house ( 26 per cent of unskilled workers are owner-occupiers , compared with 87 per cent of professional workers ) . |
| 27 | I started with the knowledge , from my experience of the world , that a cat is likely to be very unhappy at being stuck under a gate ; that a human , by virtue of greater intelligence and manual dexterity is likely to be able to free such a cat ; that humans generally like to alleviate the suffering of pets ; and that old women in British society have an — often misplaced — belief in the practical abilities of men . |
| 28 | People who see the world differently , and therefore need to communicate , both for mutual education and to avoid conflict , may seem the least likely to be able to do so . |
| 29 | Unless you happen to be a keen follower of American football , you are more likely to be able to answer the first six questions than the last two . |
| 30 | ' ’ Are they likely to be able to attain it and maintain it ? |