Example sentences of "likely that some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Staff agreed that unless this was done it was likely that some areas would inevitably be overlooked .
2 McCann suggests that the idea of having a march through the city centre to commemorate him was inspired by this desire to provoke the authorities ; but given the importance of the centenary , it is likely that some kind of parade would have been organised in any case .
3 High hopes and summer weather did nothing to encourage circumspection , and by the time Coleridge and Southey left Bath the next morning , with Southey 's dog Rover in attendance , it is likely that some kind of relationship with Sarah was already understood .
4 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 .
5 It is difficult to identify this character in unsectioned skulls , but it is likely that some degree of airorhynchy is primitive for hominoids , greatly exaggerated in the pongine lineage and modified towards klinorhynchy in hominines , but as my observations lead me to believe that the bonobo is airorhynchous to some degree , it is difficult to be sure of the ancestral hominine character state .
6 It is likely that some degree of unity could have been achieved between them had not Mrs Webb become convinced that the division was irreconcilable and determined to make every effort to bring her proposals to fruition .
7 Whenever a CU is formed it is likely that some industries will flourish in certain countries as the market widens .
8 If we eat very high calorie foods , it 's likely that some fat will be stored — one way nature prepares the body for pregnancy in case of conception .
9 This approach could involve studying the statistical distribution of child abuse , or comparing a group of known child abusers with a non-abusing control group , in order to try to identify and isolate some of the factors that make it more likely that some parents will abuse their children .
10 Where oligopolistic market structures remain it seems likely that some firms will resort to informal agreements and the other collusive devices examined in Chapter 10 .
11 He says : ‘ While there is no doubt that the Causey Mounth once was a public right of way , it is likely that some sections of the route may have fallen into disuse . ’
12 Many of them are in old , dilapidated buildings , and it is likely that some authorities would take the opportunity to reduce surplus places by closing them .
13 It is just as likely that some viruses evolved from more complex organisms — that they are cell fragments which found they could earn a perfectly good living simply by sponging off others .
14 It would appear likely that some form of Computer Assisted Learning would have considerable educational potential for instruction and training in online information searching .
15 It is likely that some form of vetting extends to divisional ( one-star ) level
16 There are references to such ‘ gonnes ’ in accounts of the siege of Berwick as early as 1333 , while it is likely that some form of artillery was brought across the sea by the English for the long siege of Calais of 1346–7 .
17 But it is likely that some job losses will be compulsory .
18 You may not think that you have a problem , but in a company of even modest size it is statistically likely that some employees will have a drink problem .
19 It seems likely that some legislators in New York State will demand a new public accountability from museums receiving public funds .
20 Furthermore , it is likely that some investment will be occurring somewhere in the economy so that aggregate investment is never likely actually to disappear completely .
21 Within the temple , it is likely that some sort of allocation was made to the priests , priestesses , scribes , servants and craft workers .
22 Is it not likely that some people who take cars or ride in taken cars will be convicted of the aggravated offence , and be given harsher penalties , largely as a result of these provisions on proof ?
23 The workforce reductions will continue to be done through voluntary means , but ‘ If business conditions do not improve significantly , it is likely that some business units will be unable to maintain full employment in 1993 . ’
24 Under these circumstances it is likely that some schools will be less willing to take pupils with special educational needs .
25 It is also likely that some tailoring of the system will be necessary for a different application .
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