Example sentences of "is [adv] likely [verb] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dangers of leaving this solely to the market and enthusiast interests are obvious and potentially serious , to the extent that availability is most likely to guide research effort and energy . |
| 2 | Possible explanations for a difference between older and younger women are that the operation has a delayed effect , that the operative technique has changed over the years so that it is less likely to affect bowel function , or that gynaecologists are doing fewer operations on women with pelvic pain of intestinal origin . |
| 3 | A microlight engine is less likely to suffer cylinder damage through thermal shock than the engine of a conventional aircraft which is allowed to tick over and cool down too quickly on the descent , but extremes are best avoided . |
| 4 | It has been known for many years that damage to the left hemisphere is more likely to affect language ability than damage to the right , suggesting that the left hemisphere is very important for language . |
| 5 | A large organisation with a wide variety of products or customer services should be able to offer an attractive career to prospective employees , and it is therefore likely to receive job application requests from very talented people . |