Example sentences of "be more likely [prep] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hamilton argued that , because selection is stronger on earlier ages , alleles with advantageous effects early in life would be more likely to be fixed by selection than those with a later age of action , an argument that implies that populations are continually adapting , and so are not in equilibrium . |
| 2 | Two in five employers said that a woman the same age and with the same skills as a man would be more likely to be turned down because of her age . |
| 3 | If this were the case then a junction would only be more likely to be recalled if the subject had actually felt at risk even if they knew it to be a generally dangerous junction . |
| 4 | However , some flights will naturally be more likely to be accessed than others . |
| 5 | Would CPRW 's objectives , as stated above , be more likely to be achieved if Wales was regarded as a distinct ‘ zone ’ ( or region ) under the Agri-Environment Regulation ? |
| 6 | Kit Widdows admitted to a little gentle crusading taking place here , being convinced that people would be more likely to be encouraged to come to church when they saw people enacting something that had a meaning for them and that they obviously enjoyed doing rather than being approached by someone knocking on their door . |
| 7 | A minimum number of three cycles is needed to estimate variability , and women with low waist-hip ratios — that is more fertile women — would be more likely to be excluded from such an analysis , leading to an under–estimation of the relation between waist-hip ratio and fecundity . |