Example sentences of "likely [prep] [be] [vb pp] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The planning authority has to assess the amount of land required for mineral working , and this requires an assessment of the future demand likely to be made on production in its area . |
| 2 | the nature of the caring relationship is likely to be based on love and mutual support over a long period of time . |
| 3 | In particular , reward structures are unlikely to be correlated with long-term returns ; in fact managerial compensation is likely to be based on performance over a two- or three-year period . |
| 4 | The most energetic waves likely to be observed on Earth are those due to stellar collapse in our Galaxy . |
| 5 | The brackets given in the Guidelines should be of value to practitioners and judges by indicating the area within which an award is likely to be upheld on appeal . |
| 6 | We should make the point that the violence we have seen on film ( from films refused a certificate , or cut before the film could be certified ) far exceeds in nastiness anything likely to be seen on television . |
| 7 | ‘ It would be outrageous if this House were to be by-passed in some way by a nit-picking legalistic exercise simply to get round the political difficulties facing the Government in a situation where they are likely to be defeated on amendment 27 , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ If not , the whole scheme is likely to be put on hold for quite a while . ’ |
| 9 | IMPROVEMENTS to Darlington 's railway museum look likely to be put on ice because of town hall cash shortages . |
| 10 | IMPROVEMENTS to Darlington 's railway museum look likely to be put on ice because of cash shortages . |
| 11 | Although the supposed bringer of good luck is likely to be put on display , there are no plans to rename the pub The Old Nag 's Head . |
| 12 | Another £750 million is likely to be spent on self-medication , rising by 5 per cent a year over the next three years . |