Example sentences of "[am/are] likely to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spelling rules are of little help , because if they are thorough enough to explain a pattern , they 're likely to be incomprehensible to the children . |
| 2 | what we 're likely to be short of it seems to me we could end up being twenty four thousand pounds short at the end of the year . |
| 3 | Chapter 1 noted that competitive conditions in many product markets are such that they are likely to be tolerant of managerial ineffectiveness and in some substantial deviations from the profit goal will not be incompatible with enterprise survival . |
| 4 | Similarly , autobiographies may be idealized , though private letters and diaries are likely to be genuine enough . |
| 5 | The sites of action for protein kinase C are likely to be close to the receptors for histamine and TGLP-1 . |
| 6 | Then when the times comes there are likely to be serious doubts about how to interpret the terms of a Living Will . |
| 7 | Now the only survivors are likely to be serious candidates . |
| 8 | Co-opting a sports or stage celebrity guarantees that they , or one of their famous friends , are likely to be available to open the summer fair , attend the leaving presentations and sports day and generally add glamour to all the events that benefit from maximum publicity . |
| 9 | All the plants mentioned are likely to be available from good garden centres , but cannas are not often sold as growing plants , and Perilla frutescens may be difficult to find as plants ( seed is widely available ) . |
| 10 | Tickets are likely to be available only on the day . |
| 11 | Therefore , at present , it is wise to design to work with systems which are likely to be available in schools in the near future , though options requiring extra facilities may sometimes be explored . |
| 12 | Very few flats — even for two persons — are likely to be available for less than £300 per month . |
| 13 | Very few flats — even for two persons — are likely to be available for less than £300 per month . |
| 14 | From these a consensus has emerged , which is probably reliable , that the main areas in which there are likely to be substantial effects due to new technology are in the engineering industry , with the increased use of CAD and computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM ) , and the use of robots ; in offices through office automation , in which the use of word processors with or without linkages via networks and data bases to form paperless offices is predicted to bring substantial improvements in productivity , though the effects on skills is at the moment quite unclear ; and in the computer industry itself , where there is substantially increased demand for software engineers . |
| 15 | Damages in fatal accident cases are likely to be substantial and should not be underestimated . |
| 16 | Given that resources are limited , they would have to be concentrated where the need is most pressing and where the gains are likely to be substantial . |
| 17 | If an ineffective system is fitted , they are likely to be substantial . |
| 18 | On the other hand if it is perceived to be temporary , the effects on the supply of labour in the short run are likely to be substantial . |
| 19 | In this balancing act , a number of factors are likely to be influential . |
| 20 | Suffice it to say that a company may use public relations activities , and what is called " corporate advertising " to try to build up an image in the minds of target individuals and groups who are likely to be influential in purchase decision-making . |
| 21 | When someone dies , then , there is a vast range of practical decision-making to be done by people who , as we have said , are likely to be shocked and in a state of indecision . |
| 22 | In the long term these benefits are likely to be short-lived . |
| 23 | Although they are likely to be far fewer , items of income — for instance , lettings — are also likely to be identified in any budget format . |
| 24 | This means that models of councillor-officer relationships based on comparisons between ministers and civil servants are likely to be misleading . |
| 25 | Recognizing that plots of similar natural fertility , moisture , exposure , etc. , are likely to be adjacent in the field , we can adopt a system of local control in which the area is conceptually divided into three blocks each of four contiguous plots : |
| 26 | Try to steer away from foods which are based on sugar , and avoid dishes which are likely to be salty , such as crisps , chips , sausages etc . |
| 27 | Children who are familiar with the shape and sound of letters by the age of four are likely to be good readers at seven . |
| 28 | Teachers who have an enthusiasm and enjoyment for spoken and written language , and a care for it , have pupils who are likely to be good spellers . |
| 29 | Even if the loan is not called in by the investors , there are likely to be other implications . |
| 30 | Every professional experimental researcher , in whatever field , has their own private list of fluky data , things that did n't happen quite in accord with expectations and are likely to be due to uncontrolled circumstances — such as the dirty test tube — rather than signalling a major discovery . |