Example sentences of "[be] likely [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ But why is it the only time you take risks is when you 're likely to make a profit. ? ’ |
| 2 | Which means that you 're likely to have a much clearer view of things than most , unsullied by ambition and administrative politics-by a reluctance to deal with me and give me what I want . ’ |
| 3 | No okay because it 's as I was saying usually between sort of round about the middle of the day there 's people knocking on the door all the time so if you can sort of get sort of earlier or later it 's we 're likely to have a y'know half an hour when I can show you to do S P S S on it . |
| 4 | Thus only counts covering this entire area are likely to give a true indication of winter status . |
| 5 | I think that they are likely to give a better idea of what the finished advertisement will look like and can do a better job of communicating the necessary commitment to their way of presenting the product than can the account executive . |
| 6 | If , for example , the pupils who are likely to use a database have reading problems , it is important to produce a " readable " record with each element of information clearly spaced out . |
| 7 | You do n't have to pay attention , but you are likely to notice a sudden hush , or any sounds of special significance . |
| 8 | If a section 38 agreement is not available , in due course the house purchaser 's solicitors are likely to hold a retention from the sale proceeds , pending adoption of the roads by the local authority . |
| 9 | Scoring head kicks , in particular , are likely to merit a full point , even when they are slightly deficient in skill , range , power , control , etc . |
| 10 | Some of Britain 's rarest wild flowers , swept to near-extinction by the intensification of farming since the second world war , are likely to stage a comeback thanks to the EC 's set-aside policy . |
| 11 | Residents with some degree of mental impairment are likely to form a high proportion of those in a residential home , given that most old people in care are over eighty , and one in five of those over eighty are likely to suffer from dementia ( Norman , 1987a ) . |
| 12 | In contrast , rental payments are likely to form a more constant proportion of current pay over the life cycle . |
| 13 | If follow-up therapy is to ensue , those consultations are likely to take a little less time — anything from thirty to fifty minutes . |
| 14 | DARLINGTON are likely to appoint a new chairman this week . |
| 15 | Looking specifically at the mid-range commercial systems marketplace , Wendler believes that by 1995 , users are likely to reach a point where the cost of implementing open systems will be less than to carry on as they are . |
| 16 | The elections are likely to return a Centre Right majority in the National Assembly , and France would therefore begin a new period of ‘ cohabitation ’ , that is , a President and a Prime Minister from different parties . |
| 17 | Socio-cultural anthropologists do not need to be expert anatomists or geneticists or specialists in the biology of nutrition but they are likely to talk a lot of nonsense if they do not take account of what experts in such matters have been able to discover . |
| 18 | The characteristics of a conservation are are usually characteristics of special quality in environmental or building terms , and as such they are likely to promote a contribution to the quality of the setting of York where they occur within the greenbelt area . |
| 19 | You should also be aware that , whilst it is accepted practice for the approach letter to be written on the anonymous basis proposed above , you are likely to receive a more positive response from a target company should the circumstances of a particular approach allow you to relax your requirement for anonymity . |
| 20 | Plans by Hibs football club for a twenty thousand seater stadium are likely to move a step nearer being realised this week . |
| 21 | However , they are likely to appreciate a straightforward summary of the results of the assessment which places equal weight on the child 's abilities as well as on her disabilities . |
| 22 | Thus , to get a picture of pupils ' understanding of what a triangle is , it is not sufficient to ask them to name one exemplar ( especially if it is a special case such as an equilateral triangle ) , nor to draw one exemplar , for they are likely to draw a special case . |
| 23 | ’ Such are the adventures and travels of books that how and why it left its home are likely to remain a mystery . |
| 24 | But the case has ensured that , for the time being , otaku are likely to remain a fringe group perceived by the public as anti-social computer kooks or , worse , potential serial killers . |
| 25 | All voiced sounds are likely to lose a certain amount of voicing when they occur at the end of a word or at the beginning . |
| 26 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 27 | In reality , as pointed out above , these curves are likely to represent a ‘ best ’ case , as additions to a file are usually new customers , products , personnel , etc. and tend to be highly active , while they also have a high probability of being synonyms . |
| 28 | The spread of owner occupation means that , in 30 years ' time , between 70% and 90% of households are likely to inherit a property . |
| 29 | Because of the characteristics of the occupational and regional labour markets in which they operate , both these sorts of agency workers are likely to enjoy a higher degree of employment security than many members of the " standard " labour force . |
| 30 | As a result , surveyors are likely to charge a higher fee or insist on a more extensive and therefore more expensive survey ; alternatively they may persuade the building societies and banks to stop showing valuation reports to borrowers . |