Example sentences of "much more likely [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The choices of the authors are nevertheless quite practical since players are much more likely to pick their pitch standards than original ones . |
| 2 | Knowing how radio sets are typically organized we would be much more likely to conclude that the whole circuit was working incorrectly . |
| 3 | Unacceptable practices which have an abusive component , such as tying old people to commodes , are much more likely to arise when there are insufficient numbers of staff to complete the ascribed tasks . |
| 4 | This is much more likely to arise where the vendor must be seen to obtain the best possible price for the land , such as a trust , bank or other institution . |
| 5 | Fifteen years , on from Bodine 's survey , the books are much more likely to advocate nonsexist strategies , especially pluralisation . |
| 6 | The consensus thus established is much more likely to create an environment which reflects the now in education ; it will certainly be more effective than either radical revolution , deschooling or free schooling . |
| 7 | However , since joint production and ( more clearly ) joint marketing is much more likely to create the undesirable anticompetitive effects which cause concern than joint R&D is , it seems reasonable to insist that firms which propose extending joint activities beyond R&D must bear the burden of proving that such extensions are in the public interest . |
| 8 | Conversely , if we anticipate the loss of security through our own lawlessness , we will be that much more likely to conform . |
| 9 | The figures also show something about the difference between Ipswich and Newham : that Ipswich people are more likely to have an involved relative/friend , tend to live in housing with better amenities , and are much more likely to own their own houses . |
| 10 | Older people were much more likely to give high ratings to politicians of all kinds and , to a lesser extent , to parties of all kinds . |
| 11 | Not surprisingly , it was noticeable that the authorities in the CRUS sample who said that they had a training officer were much more likely to describe a corporate/consultative process , ( see Table 32 ) , than those who did not indicate any designated training officer . |
| 12 | Older people are also much more likely to describe health within the context of an individual 's age . |
| 13 | Generally speaking , however , novelists are much more likely to celebrate the domestic virtues that , given half a chance , the working class can be expected to display ; and , in order to produce that image , a certain amount of cleaning-up goes on . |
| 14 | If one is of course a member of a minority , let us say , one is a Jew or erm a socialist or erm a South German , erm then one is much more likely to cherish democratic values and federal values , and much less likely to accept authoritarian rule from above . |
| 15 | A knowledgeable group , skilled at group working , are much more likely to succeed in their tasks , than an inexperienced group . |
| 16 | The result of this dichotomy is that the employer who can rely on the right to protect his business secrets is much more likely to succeed in court than when he seeks to enforce a traditional restraint of trade clause . |
| 17 | It is much more likely to succeed where the target 's board can speak for control of the company and the board supports the scheme . |
| 18 | That means , any such claims will be much more likely to succeed . |
| 19 | Not only are you much more likely to die from lung cancer or heart disease , but other illnesses highlighted in this booklet , including cervical cancer , are associated with smoking . |
| 20 | Not only are you much more likely to die from lung cancer or heart disease , but other illnesses highlighted in this booklet , including cervical cancer , are associated with smoking . |
| 21 | Smokers are very much more likely to die from a ruptured aneurysm of the abdominal aorta than nonsmokers [ 7 ] . |
| 22 | The sad truth is that the primary sufferer is much more likely to die if this " enabling " support continues . |
| 23 | ‘ We must have a five-point plan for autumn safety : 1 ) Get all poisonous plants clearly labelled ; 2 ) Put government health warnings on toadstools ; 3 ) Secure all dangerous-looking branches ; 4 ) Spread polythene sheets beneath all major leaf-producing trees ; 5 ) Have a national warning system for cold days on which apples , conkers and so on , are much more likely to fall out of the trees and cause these horrendous injuries . ’ |
| 24 | This is not only likely to be painful for him , but it undermines his stability , so that he can only walk slowly , with constant concentration , and he is much more likely to fall over if he has to change direction or if he is distracted . |
| 25 | One of the great things about watching a good comedy show or film is that people around you start laughing and you are much more likely to join in . |
| 26 | They are much more likely to hold on to a degree of independence . |
| 27 | These findings are also in line with figures produced by the Justices ' Clerks ' Society ( 1992 ) which we cited earlier , suggesting that for a given range of offence types , Crown Courts are very much more likely to resort to custody than magistrates courts , and to do so for longer . |
| 28 | People on higher incomes may use quite a wide range of credit sources , but are less likely than average to buy on mail order , much less likely to use HP , and very much more likely to use bank credit cards , bank loans and overdrafts . |
| 29 | Deaf people are much more likely to use this device in their recall , at least in the surface structure . |
| 30 | Some of these words you 're much more likely to use are n't you . |