Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is a nominated subcontractor really likely to perform better than the subcontractor 's own subcontractor ? |
| 2 | The way in which he asked suggested that he did in fact think that Fiver was likely to know better than himself , and it was clear from Fiver 's reply that this was accepted between them . |
| 3 | O'Brien uses the phrase ‘ perverse incentives ’ to explain how a garage that performs poorly is likely to do better than one that performs well . |
| 4 | In general , any child with hyperkinetic syndrome is likely to fare better if their exposure to synthetic chemicals ( see p 164 and 249 ) can be minimized . |
| 5 | In practice , however , bottlenecks in production are likely to develop well before this physical limit is reached , perhaps because of equipment and labour shortages in specific industries . |