Example sentences of "[det] [am/are] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is later decided to compare primaries , then equal-sized samples from each are likely to give greatest precision . |
| 2 | The trouble is that only a few are privileged to see that side . |
| 3 | These are able to offer higher interest returns than a bank or building society because they pool everybody 's cash . |
| 4 | Over the years various attempts will have been made to insulate houses like these , but these are unlikely to match modern standards , and it will pay you to check out your existing level of insulation , with a view to improving it for the future . |
| 5 | Apart from the ban on the export of antiques and other goods , these are likely to include increased customs controls and measures to stop other ‘ illegal transactions . ’ |
| 6 | These are likely to include extreme sadness and anger . |
| 7 | Approximately 4 per cent of the general population experience multiple hospital admissions in childhood , and two-fifths of these are likely to show later disturbance . |
| 8 | It should encompass the life style ambitions of the vendor and care should be taken to take into account the views of the vendors immediate family as these are likely to have significant impact . |
| 9 | All are crucial to check bureaucratic regulation , state surveillance , and invisible government which have increased since 1945 . |
| 10 | There are , however , troubling reports that many are prone to bribe local officials and to use more home country nationals than their advanced rivals . |
| 11 | MORE WOMEN than ever prefer the contraceptive pill as their means of birth control and many are reluctant to consider newer methods , according to a recent survey . |
| 12 | The residents of Kent are generally fairly prosperous and many are prepared to forgo higher growth in order to preserve the Garden of England from the depredations of developers . |
| 13 | An interest in deep-water fishing has been shown by owners of large Shetland boats , but most are unwilling to risk high costs for a relatively unknown fishery . |
| 14 | Provided both are prepared to give some ground it is possible to sort out roles afresh and to plan new patterns for the marriage . |
| 15 | Both are likely to involve low hours of work , the absence of any formal documentation of the employment relationship ( for example a contract of employment ) , and earnings below the tax and social insurance thresholds . |