Example sentences of "[pers pn] likely that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without information about specific incidents it is not possible to develop a methodical analysis , nor is it likely that effective strategies for prevention will be found . |
| 2 | The resistance then to black families adopting makes it likely that successful selections in the 1960s and 1970s depended heavily on identification and involvement with white society , with the neighbourhood , the school and friends being predominantly white . |
| 3 | They also thought it likely that two allies could bring that about — an outraged civilian persuading his powerful military friend . |
| 4 | Nor is it likely that such thwarted parents would make ideal parents for a mentally handicapped child . |
| 5 | The marketing blitz has raged at full tilt for some time now , making it likely that this blockbuster will live up to its imperial ambitions . |
| 6 | This , he reckons , has never been more true than in the Unix software arena and he reckons it likely that just one big company will seize control of the Unix world , and its subsequent dominance of the market will result in software prices going up . |
| 7 | I think it likely that some enthusiastic exponent of Paris 's history must have spoken the names Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte in my hearing . |
| 8 | There was some role dissonance in the expectations of each side in this marriage , which made it likely that some kind of counselling help would be required at intervals . |
| 9 | We want something written into the Bill that makes it likely that some of the consumer safeguards will become a reality . |