Example sentences of "likely [prep] [be] [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , the concentration of crime in the lower social class , which was the starting point for all the main sociological theories , could be explained simply by the fact that members of the lower social class were more likely to be selected for labelling . |
2 | Even though air travel means that he can be rapidly recalled in an emergency , he is likely to be pilloried for dereliction of duty . |
3 | Electricity Board engineers restored some power to the leisure complex this afternoon … but the effects of the weekend 's floods are likely to be felt for week 's to come . |
4 | Examples are advertisements which obstruct the line of sight at a corner , bend , or obstruct the view of a traffic signal , and illuminated advertisements which are likely to dazzle or confuse road users or are likely to be mistaken for traffic lights . |
5 | Anthony lost a lot of blood and is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face , arm and leg and foot . |
6 | In practice , more than this minimum is likely to be required for entry to the majority of the courses offered by the University , in order to ensure that those admitted to degree courses possess a sufficiently broad educational background and that they may reasonably be expected to benefit from a university education . |
7 | The samples are likely to be used for DNA analysis , the so-called genetic fingerprint test |
8 | It concerned only new developments and enabled local authorities for the first time to make town-planning schemes ‘ as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes ’ . |
9 | It was also frequently noted that staff were encouraged to request attendance at external courses , but likely to be nominated for attendance at internal courses ( normally developed in the frame-work of their perceived training needs ) . |
10 | One concern with any meta-analysis is that statistically non-significant studies are less likely to be submitted for publication and hence that the results of combining published studies is biased towards a positive effect . |
11 | In addition to the structure I have also provisionally examined the numbers of staff likely to be needed for Council Tax purposes having regard to experiences of Poll Tax over recent years . |