Example sentences of "it [is] likely [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's likely that the decision to blow up Pan Am Flight 103 was made in Tehran , in revenge for the downing of an Iranian Airbus over the Persian Gulf by the USS Vincennes in 1988 , killing 290 civilians . |
| 2 | Another characteristic of the inward investors that two authorities and ourselves have had experience of is that it 's likely that the user or users will want to have reasonably clean air , good water and the ability to work twenty four hours . |
| 3 | Right , but nevertheless , we can say that if the price of X rises , right , it 's likely that the constant of X is going to rise . |
| 4 | It 's likely that an inquest on Susan Hill will be opened by the Gloucester coroner . |
| 5 | It is likely that a total of around 30 job losses are being sought from a total of 150 employees , following the company 's recent extensive review of current operations and future opportunities . |
| 6 | Reliability in supplies : It is likely that a firm has greater control over reliability of supplies if it makes a component rather than buying it in from another firm . |
| 7 | It is likely that a structure which was appropriate to an organisation at a particular stage in its development will become less so as it matures . |
| 8 | It is likely that a procedure in which search statements were split into portions which match subject heading subfields as well as into ( weak-stemmed ) words would be something of an improvement . |
| 9 | Because of the chronic nature of peptic ulcer diseases , it is likely that a person on medical treatment around 1979 and again around 1989 has used ulcer drugs for a large part of the intermediate period . |
| 10 | It is likely that a test case will be brought on this issue . |
| 11 | This shows the level of previous achievement without which it is likely that a candidate will have difficulty in successfully completing the module . |
| 12 | Another but more legally complicated way of arriving at the same result under the subsection is to say that , when the police seek to intervene , it is likely that a belief is likely to arise in the mind of the first victims , that violence towards the police is a likely outcome of the defendant 's conduct . |
| 13 | In the former case , it is likely that a Design Change will be raised to authorise work to be carried out to fix the reported problem . |
| 14 | In the former case , it is likely that a Design Change will be raised to authorise work to be carried out to fix the reported problem . |
| 15 | Sometimes this ability can be judged without interview but it is likely that a number of applicants will need to be interviewed . |
| 16 | If an information retrieval program is being used , it is likely that a printer will be needed and some knowledge of what type and quality of printer to be used will be required . |
| 17 | It is likely that a group of fewer than 100 boat people will be sent back just before the arrival in Hong Kong of the Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , planned for mid-January . |
| 18 | It is likely that a turnover tax will be levied on the proceeds , but a tax on winnings , or split between the two is not ruled out . |
| 19 | So it is likely that a family in which a mother or father has to bring up children single-handed will think of itself and be treated by others , as a little cluster of deviants from the marital norm . |
| 20 | With the proven success of the Open University methods of distance learning , it is likely that a combination of sophisticated distance learning packages , linked to short residential periods on university or polytechnic campus during the vacations , will provide an efficient and cost-effective method of study . |
| 21 | It is likely that a combination of these modalities with radiotherapy might also be complimentary . |
| 22 | It is likely that the protein/fibre ratios for mature leaves represent the degree to which colobines avoid them and rely on more limited and seasonal resources with a concomitant decrease in population density notably at times when the preferred foods are scarce , especially at Sepilok and in Gabon . |
| 23 | The SSR description should , where appropriate , restate any problems reported by the SPR to which it relates , since it is likely that the person who reported the original situation was not aware of the true cause , or may not have known of any related problems . |
| 24 | It is likely that the child will be unaccustomed to being rewarded consistently for good behaviour ( the CB in this case ) . |
| 25 | It is likely that the child has received criticism , ridicule , and anger about the soiling which will exacerbate their distressed emotional state . |
| 26 | In areas where cattle stealing was highly organized and ransoming common it is likely that the proportion of cases reported was very much smaller . |
| 27 | Indeed , it is likely that the Chancellor , whoever he may be , will have to consider even higher taxation in the next year or two , than has already been announced . |
| 28 | It is likely that the drug would be more effective in the proximal colon . |
| 29 | Durham County Council says it is likely that the scheme will be completed by early 1994 . |
| 30 | In the case of ( a ) it is likely that the retailer would replace the machine , but his obligation would only be to offer a discount on the price in view of the damaged surface . |