Example sentences of "are unlikely [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But British Coal says the closures are unlikely to affect local jobs.Tim Hurst reports |
| 2 | Whatever happens , the TV viewer of the future looks likely to be presented with a bewildering array of alternative television systems , that are unlikely to do much for the sales of HDTV or any other wide-screen television . |
| 3 | Where there are no established rules to guide decision we must make a direct judgement as to what will have the best consequences , concentrating on the more immediate and those we are personally most motivated to promote , as the remote future is highly unpredictable and we are unlikely to do much to promote what is not personally inviting . |
| 4 | Answer guide : In this case it would seem that for the cars they should be depreciated over four years as they are unlikely to do 60,000 miles . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , companies are unlikely to do any financial favours just because you 're young . |
| 6 | Since governments are unlikely to do this over the long term , this will not be a long-term source of excessive monetary growth . |
| 7 | The recent technical improvements in BR planning ( Allen and Williams 1985 : 92–6 ) are unlikely to eliminate political influences ; indeed , as already noted , the effectiveness of action plans may be undermined by subsequent government alteration of planning objectives . |
| 8 | A large powerful unit of enemy troops can be bogged down by Snotlings and overwhelmed , even though the Snotlings are unlikely to cause many casualties . |
| 9 | Other errors are unlikely to cause any damage — the supply will simply not function correctly . |
| 10 | These items usually become immediately available to all manufacturers so that they are unlikely to give any single guitar an edge over its rivals . |
| 11 | This is a place where you are unlikely to spend much money . |
| 12 | You are unlikely to see much of this fish during the day since it is crepuscular , so you will need to provide hiding places for it . |
| 13 | You are unlikely to see much of this fish during the day so provide hiding places for it . |
| 14 | These have fuller protection against agricultural and other developments , but the majority are locations that are unlikely to see any significant land use changes in any case . |
| 15 | And as we are unlikely to see any real harmonisation of accounting procedures , fiscal requirements or business practices throughout the Community in the near future , pan-European accounting systems will be increasingly important to the large number of UK companies looking for all the help they can get . |
| 16 | Editor , — Simon W Atkinson and David J Bihari 's views on selective decontamination of the gut and related issues are unlikely to improve accepted standards in intensive care units . |
| 17 | Towns with populations of less than 200,000 are unlikely to receive such a charter although Cambridge , on account of its standing as a university town received city status by Royal Charter on the 21st March 1951 . |
| 18 | They may sift open bottom areas , but are unlikely to uproot established plants . |
| 19 | This year sales are unlikely to reach much more than one and a half million . |
| 20 | We are unlikely to reach any definite agreement , but the debates will strengthen us for the next time , and weaken the impact of tangential arguments about policy presentation . |
| 21 | Alternatively , however , you may want to emphasise the point that actual readers are unlikely to respond all in the same way , especially readers differing in gender , class , age , ethnicity or some other aspect of social identity . |
| 22 | The benefits of a centralised distribution system may include a small rate of tax on the centre 's activities , but since these are unlikely to include much added value to the products being distributed , the scope for manipulating transfer prices is limited . |
| 23 | The investors are unlikely to underwrite these fees until the transaction has been completed , when they can be met out of the funding provided . |
| 24 | Three hundred and fifty workers at British Coal 's research establishment at Stoke Orchard in Gloucestershire , have been told pit closures are unlikely to effect future work . |
| 25 | Several features of the older age groups which are currently taken for granted , including the predominance of women and the stereotype of the elderly spinster , in part reflect cohort effects ; future generations are unlikely to display these trends to the same degree . |
| 26 | The threat came from the ANC 's spokesman on sport , Steve Tshwete , who said his organisation are unlikely to sanction any more overseas trips . |
| 27 | In particular , following monopolisation costs are unlikely to remain unchanged , as we have so far assumed . |
| 28 | Given the dynamic nature of variables like investment in the economy , however , ‘ other things ’ are unlikely to remain unchanged . |
| 29 | And the tutor 's impressions of one student are unlikely to remain vivid after he/she has looked at the work of a few more students . |
| 30 | They are unlikely to predict successful job performance and research suggests interviewers ' performance is not helped significantly by training . |