Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cheaper RISC-based machines are likely to impinge directly on the territory occupied by the company 's newly announced Pentium machines . |
| 2 | The cheaper RISC-based machines are likely to impinge directly on the territory occupied by the company 's newly announced Pentium machines . |
| 3 | The costs of such systems are extremely variable , but are likely to fall somewhere in the regions of : |
| 4 | If we aggregate together everyone in that ‘ dependent ’ age group , i.e. , those below the age of 16 and above pensionable ages remembering the heaviest demands on services are made at each end of the age range , the percentage of dependants to total UK population has indeed remained remarkably stable throughout this century — 30 per cent in 1901 , 36 per cent in 1951 , 41 per cent in 1977 — and it is likely to remain so for the remainder of the century ; it is projected to be 40 per cent in 2001 ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 21 ; table 5.4 ) . |
| 5 | They found the babies who were left for longer began to make crawling movements towards the breast after 20 minutes , and after 50 minutes virtually all had suckled correctly at the breast — and were more likely to breastfeed successfully as a result afterwards . |
| 6 | Whilst recognising that such a survey would be of only indirect relevance to their present situation , the firm has a long history in the area ( since 1890 ) , and its management has an acute awareness that the present local employment situation is likely to deteriorate further without a mix of public/private initiatives . |
| 7 | Gas consumption on the other hand , is likely to increase slightly as a proportion of total energy demand , with new supplies contracted from the USSR , Algeria , Norway and the Netherlands . |
| 8 | Despite these significant checks on the population this species seems likely to increase further in the future . |
| 9 | Over the years the first edition ( 1954 ) of this work has acquired something of the aura of a ‘ classic ’ text , and one or other of the editions is never likely to stray far from the student petrographer 's microscope . |
| 10 | If the unholy alliance in favour of the National Curriculum is likely to come apart at the seams over the issue of resource , so also , given the very different aspirations of those who support its introduction , there is likely to be a parting of the ways over principles . |
| 11 | Leeds were again without their six-figure signing from Hull , Lee Crooks , and the Great Britain forward 's mysterious absences are likely to lead shortly to a parting of the ways . |
| 12 | Active swimmers in the surface waters of the present oceans are likely to feed directly on the plankton , and the trilobites may have had a method of harvesting large quantities of minute food . |
| 13 | A mother who is living in an environment where she is very isolated and whose general social contacts with neighbours , relatives , and husband are mostly unhappy or antagonistic is likely to behave differently from a mother who generally has pleasant interactions with most people but occasionally experiences some aggressive reactions from her child . |
| 14 | But a third knight made the significant point that the commons were not likely to progress far without the agreement of the lords , and suggested that they should ask the king to appoint a group of prelates and magnates to help them in their deliberations . |
| 15 | ‘ The questions on education are likely to reflect badly on the children even though everyone involved may be dong their utmost for them . ’ |
| 16 | Apple Computer Inc chairman and chief executive officer John Sculley 's name has made it to the short list to be Secretary of Commerce in the Clinton Administration : if he takes the cabinet post , Apple 's likely to look outside for a replacement . |
| 17 | Nutty declined the offer , knowing that what disappeared into the depths of Gloria 's handbag was not likely to surface again in a hurry . |
| 18 | Of course , on occasions , single parties may still be able to gain absolute parliamentary majorities but they will be likely to do so on the basis of much smaller percentages of the popular vote . |
| 19 | Props Grant Wilson and Peter Wright have not yet had a chat about any possible switch , but are likely to do so before the game . |
| 20 | While a conviction for dishonesty will not invariably justify dismissal , it is more likely to do so in the case of a senior executive in whom a high level of trust is invested . |
| 21 | No Chancellor of any party has ever done that in the past and no Chancellor is ever likely to do so in the future . |
| 22 | Everything still centres on Air Cushioning and is likely to do so in the future . |
| 23 | Certainly a number of them address current developments in Scottish education which are either affecting classroom teachers already or are likely to do so in the future . |
| 24 | Therefore it is not surprising that those horses and ponies that are likely to become overweight and founder , are especially likely to do so in the spring . |
| 25 | But Ball 's committee seems likely to press instead for a box which doctors should tick if they want a generic drug substituted . |
| 26 | The connection between Phoenix and Kuwait is likely to extend well beyond the fate of these luxury hotels . |
| 27 | Whatever the outcome of these various campaigns none of the rail link plans are likely to materialise much before the end of the century , and traffic leaving the Tunnel will have to rely on the roads and existing rail lines . |
| 28 | TFIIF is required for RNA polymerase II to associate with DAB complex ( 30,31 ) , while neither the RAP30 nor RAP74 component of TFIIF are likely to interact directly with a component(s) of the DAB complex . |
| 29 | Ordinary ones have a heat sensitive stickum on the back , which is likely to run all over the insides of your printer , making for some heavy bills at the least , and , at the worst , ruining your printer . |
| 30 | ‘ Intense ’ case management components are not likely to figure prominently in the brokerage/advocacy models of case management . |