Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adj] to have [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The action is likely to have wide implications .
2 The party cell was afraid to have open meetings mainly because it feared criticism from what it called the ‘ kulaks ' .
3 Now only some fifteen or twenty years later we would know that both partners in a marriage are likely to have important careers , and may well have decided that neither one of the two should be the ‘ lead operation ’ .
4 Failure is likely to have serious consequences , both for patients and for the medical workforce .
5 The proposals have set off a heated debate within the milk industry , whose outcome is likely to have important ramifications north of the Border , where the Scottish milk boards are facing a similar fate to that of their English and Welsh counterpart .
6 The treatment of public disorder in a serious documentary on a public television service is likely to have different preoccupations from the main news bulletin on the same channel .
7 Recruiting the practices through a special interest group and through self selection is likely to have biased results .
8 The strike is likely to have knock-on effects causing some delays for travellers tomorrow , with rolling stock likely to be left out of position as a result of today 's stoppage .
9 Various ‘ interest groups ’ in a conflict situation are likely to have different perspectives on the nature of the situation itself , as well as on the particular issues that create it .
10 Carbohydrate-based drugs fall into several categories including polysaccharides , oligosaccharides , monosaccharide derivatives and cyclodextrins , and each category is likely to have distinct applications including anti-viral , anti-bacterial and anti-thrombotic uses in various cardiovascular applications .
11 The technique is likely to have other applications in the electronics industry .
12 But I can see circumstances in which a patient is unwilling to have certain procedures carried out and says so under the impression that in any event the emergency which would bring those procedures into play will not happen .
13 Increasing the size of the brain is likely to have other effects .
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