Example sentences of "[adv] likely [that] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This makes it a little less likely that mud , attached to the log , will wash off during the journey . |
| 2 | With or without the complicity of the government statutory services are performing a very limited role , However , we must not underestimate the potential role of services as it seems highly likely that propensity of the informal sector is enhanced rather than diminished by the support of statutory agencies . |
| 3 | Increased dot resolution is an area of great interest , it 's highly likely that Apple will move to the 406dpi standard before the end of the year . |
| 4 | The objective will be a realistic specification that can be met by a wide variety of suppliers , but the final say in the specs will be left with the service suppliers , making it highly likely that Unix System V.4 will be at the core of the specification . |
| 5 | Certainly , if one were to divide the primary school day up into " skills and frills " sections , as it often is by teachers and others , then it is highly likely that project work would come in the " frills " section . |
| 6 | As the tensile strength of rocks is lower than the compression and shear strengths it is most likely that rock will be shattered during cooling and contraction . |
| 7 | But it is more likely that Treasury officials are just sounding out reaction to possible measures . |
| 8 | This CCOAC makes it more likely that Person Y was involved in the things we think he was involved in but … ’ |
| 9 | It was more likely that fitzAlan did not want a distraught woman on his hands . |
| 10 | ‘ In the short run , it is possible that inflation will exceed the top of the target range during calendar 1993 , but it is more likely that inflation will remain in the 3 per cent to 4 per cent range in the absence of any unexpected shocks , ’ the report said . |
| 11 | It seems more likely that prostaglandin independent actions such as increased gastrin or acid production , or local production of toxins against epithelial cells account for this amplified impairment in mucosal defence . |
| 12 | It is perhaps more likely that Freeman has been deceived by the fact that the linguistic patterning of King Lear so under-determines how it is to be interpreted that it is compatible with his and a large number of other theories of metaphor which all equally predict it , and hence appear to explain it . |
| 13 | Small incidents may be over-reacted to in the strong anticipation of trouble , rendering it more likely that confrontation will actually occur . |
| 14 | The difference in attitudes toward welfare between the USA and Europe has been highlighted to show that trends toward contraction of municipal housing and urban programmes , when coupled with the process of deinstitutionalization , make it more likely that hospital leavers will be marginalized in a competitive environment . |
| 15 | In another 10 or 12 years , history will show that it is more likely that nation states will look after themselves to a greater extent than hitherto . |
| 16 | Whatever the applicant 's interest , the more serious the illegality , the more likely that interest is to be sufficient . |
| 17 | Thus the more time it took to program a job , the more likely that programming and operating were differentiated . |
| 18 | In this case I think it is more likely that limestone deposition started in several or many different centres and spread outwards . |
| 19 | The higher the specificity of indexing , the more likely that search outputs will show high precision . |
| 20 | The scope of this judgment is such that it is also likely that member states are liable in damages where they act in breach of Community law which results in an individual or company suffering loss . |
| 21 | It is also likely that power and water supplies would be disrupted . |
| 22 | It seems quite likely that lack of management diligence , in the form of lethargy or a preference for a ‘ quiet life ’ , and leading , for example , to failure to adapt to new trading environments or to technological change , is the most serious source of avoidable damage to company profitability . |
| 23 | It is possible and indeed likely that context is more important than gender in determining how cooperative or competitive speakers are . |
| 24 | However , it is very likely that capture of gases from the PFM by a largely formed planet can be ruled out as a major source . |
| 25 | It is true that , for a variety of reasons to do with the structure of wage bargaining in Britain , Keynes did not consider it very likely that money wages would fall , even in the presence of substantial unemployment . |
| 26 | If semen , pre-cum or vaginal fluids are swallowed , it is very likely that stomach juices will kill the virus . |