Example sentences of "[is] likely to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that any knitter who overcomes all these problems is likely to be keen , after all it is enough to deter many of us . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , not many clerkships are offered , so competition is likely to be keen . |
| 3 | Obviously it is likely to be quiet in an empty hall or in a field ; it is likely to be noisy when a crowd of people are talking together all at the same time . |
| 4 | As to business activities , a covenant is likely to be unreasonable if it covers activities which are not relevant to the business sold . |
| 5 | Alternatively , an SBU may be following a product-differentiation policy , in which case , depending on the type of industry , progress in product development and field tests , success in taking out patents , the results of early market-research tests and various other indicators provide early signals of whether the investment policy is likely to be successful . |
| 6 | It has an expected useful life of ten years and the residual value is likely to be negligible . |
| 7 | In many respects any issue that a department regards as requiring a ministerial decision is likely to be describable as a ‘ policy issue ’ . |
| 8 | Offering screening colonoscopy from age 40 ( even age 60 ) would probably prevent more colorectal cancers among those screened but compliance is likely to be low and this strategy may prevent fewer cancers than the 5500 we estimate for our less invasive policy . |
| 9 | If , on the other hand , the rate of interest is high , then L 2 is likely to be low . |
| 10 | A continental landmass located at the north or south pole is likely to be ice-covered , and therefore very reflective : a lot of the impinging sunlight will be reflected back out into space . |
| 11 | If the housing visit is carried out too early , say six months before the transfer date , landlords are unlikely to be able to say with any certainty whether property is likely to be available for rent . |
| 12 | Unanswered questions relate to how the complementarity of roles of lay and legal advisers will operate , and when , in the current climate of Lord Chancellor 's concern about legal aid expenditure , resources for an extension of legal aid to tribunals is likely to be available . |
| 13 | Depending on the expert and the case you may need to do all or any of the following : summarise the facts of the case and the legal issues ; ask specific questions and indicate their legal significance ; ask whether any further evidence is likely to be available , so that this can be sought on discovery ; and whether any further enquiries , tests or reports are necessary . |
| 14 | Mr Clinton is likely to be magnanimous in his attitude to Mr Major . |
| 15 | The knowledge that a project is likely to be post-audited is useful for keeping management on its toes , not only in their evaluation of investment proposals but also in the implementation and operation of an investment programme . |
| 16 | Although it is possible to achieve some degree of change without top-level commitment , that change is likely to be ephemeral at best . |
| 17 | Neither gentleman is likely to be pleased ; this is not the way to make friends and influence people . |
| 18 | We have seen that is likely to be negative where is positive , giving this term the required sign . |
| 19 | Wilko is likely to be impressed with Jobson as he has always played reasonably well vs Leeds — even in his Barnsley days . |
| 20 | The proportion of the People retained by Mirror Group is likely to be similar — and the paper will continue to be printed on Mirror presses . |
| 21 | The organisational culture of the civil service may differ from organisational cultures in the private sector but is likely to be similar to other office based white collar organisations in the public sector . |
| 22 | But since the examination is testing what skills you have developed over time , the passage is likely to be similar in some way to passages which you have seen . |
| 23 | 2 An additional may be added to the above areas to allow for circulation , ducts , services cupboards and internal wall thicknesses. 3 Since the accommodation will normally be free standing and at ground level , no further space is likely to be necessary for access and escape , ie communications . |
| 24 | The hon. Gentleman will know from our debate this morning that the United Kingdom is fully ready to play its part in providing the financial assistance , on a multilateral basis , which is likely to be necessary to support an IMF programme — such as the stabilisation fund or some other suitable instrument — for the former Soviet Union , and especially for Russia . |
| 25 | One particularly difficulty in applying the rule against churning to the futures markets is that , because of their volatility , an active investment strategy is likely to be necessary . |
| 26 | No figure can be put on the number of years for which such a procession must have been held to qualify for the exemption ; any figure that is imposed is likely to be arbitrary . |
| 27 | Dooling argued that if an individual sentence is comprehended as part of a larger semantic unit , part of the meaning of the sentence is likely to be redundant . |
| 28 | • The patient 's treatment — including artificial feeding , ventilation , etc. — is likely to be continuous rather than rhythmic . |
| 29 | Whatever the cause , the individual who is sexually attracted to young children to an exclusive or obsessive extent is likely to be unsatisfied and unhappy unless his or her need can be met . |
| 30 | Raima UK is likely to be joint-owned by the two companies , and is said by Systemstar 's David Turley to be ‘ the inevitable consequence of our selling the product for the last five years ’ . |