Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initially , most contracts are likely to include only a broad specification of the service being purchased . |
| 2 | Who can say whether the ambitious executive , brimming with ideas today , will be a suitable candidate for management tomorrow — or likely to remain just a great ideas person ? ’ |
| 3 | Furthermore it might have been thought that the compact microfilm system would have found its way from outreach extensions into busy bureaux to replace the cumbersome paper files but , as will be seen in Chapter 5 , it is in fact likely to remain purely a portable tool . |
| 4 | At the outset we must state that the picture is still very unclear and that those forms of depressions which can be linked to an abnormal body clock are likely to form only a small proportion of all cases . |
| 5 | Any expenditure by the Regional Council would be from an identified Industrial Development Budget heading , and would be likely to form only a small proportion of the total project cost . |
| 6 | The second reason for regarding the section as likely to have only a limited impact is that the relevant duty , like the duty to act bona fide for the benefit of the company , is a subjective one . |
| 7 | Altering the relative breadth , depth or pattern of courses seems likely to make only a marginal difference to their reputation inside and outside the higher education system . |