Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Congress is likely to reintroduce this bill soon . |
| 2 | And other royals such as Prince Charles are likely to cancel any leisure plans they had while the family crisis summit goes ahead . |
| 3 | It seems that Dr Chris Peel , who has succeeded Peter Forsythe , is likely to continue this tradition to the benefit of aviation generally . |
| 4 | It is not likely to lose that centrality , but nor is its meaning likely to become static or fixed . |
| 5 | When these feelings are internalized , ageing people too readily believe that they are what they are , and they are likely to remain that way . |
| 6 | These are the cases of which every newspaper reader in the country is likely to see some mention . |
| 7 | Similarly , with local plans : if no adopted plan exists , the current draft is likely to carry much weight with the district council . |
| 8 | The BSO is not likely to support this function very successfully because it is a relatively broad and unspecific classification scheme , with only sufficient specification for the classification of organizations concerned with the control of information ( for example , libraries , clearing houses , abstracting and indexing agencies ) and not to support the indexing of , say , individual periodical articles . |
| 9 | It is important that if this staff member should leave , his departure should be anticipated as early as possible and the patient helped to accept it , otherwise it is very likely to provoke another crisis and further admission . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , it is possible to identify a number of matters which are likely to demand much attention in the early nineties . |
| 11 | Further damage and paint loss , caused by changes in humidity and temperature during the paintings ' absence , are likely to appear some time in the future , as is usual with sensitive panels . |
| 12 | If you make the right noises about the wine — it 's on the cards that it comes from the proprietor 's own vineyard — you 're likely to find another bottle on the table gratis … . |
| 13 | It will also be necessary to consider the extent to which the evidence involves technical data and the extent to which any particular parent is likely to find this kind of information helpful . |
| 14 | All in all , though , this is still likely to be the sharpest comment on the venality and duplicity of the American political process you are likely to find this side of November ‘ 92 . |
| 15 | And the barrage of complaints is likely to increase this year . |
| 16 | It needs prize money that is internationally competitive and the people most likely to provide that prize money are bookmakers and their customers . |
| 17 | The latter is likely to provide some scope for active involvement in the worshipping and musical life of the parish . |
| 18 | Now the indications are that they are likely to provide some funding though we have n't had that formally in writing yet . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it would seem sensible to say that , given a set of firms in a perfectly competitive market , some of which ( perhaps because of a more concentrated distribution of shares ) face quite tight constraints on their efficiency , these relatively efficient firms are likely to provide some form of policing function over the others . |
| 20 | Where the article is a unique or one-off product such as the commissioning of a portrait from an artist , the court is likely to construe this arrangement as a contract of work and materials notwithstanding the incidental supply of the canvas ( Robinson v Graves [ 1935 ] 1 KB 579 ; compare Issacs v Hardy ( 1884 ) Cab & EL 287 ) . |
| 21 | Similarly , a description of a child 's linguistic abilities may be influential in determining what kinds of educational provision are most likely to meet that child 's special needs . |
| 22 | A programme of lectures , seminars and visits over a period of time is most likely to meet that need . |
| 23 | The Brady bill , too , is likely to pass this year . |
| 24 | Dennis 's desire to retain McLaren 's lucrative Shell contract in the face of Renault 's close links with Elf still looks likely to scupper any deal . |
| 25 | As most notebook users transfer data to and from their desktop machines using a serial cable and a file transfer package such as LapLink , this is n't likely to cause much inconvenience . |
| 26 | 3. truth per se matters ; beliefs and values based on a falsehood or mere prejudice are not only unstable but likely to cause much damage and hurt to the people holding them as well as to others who may become their victims . |
| 27 | Life is all compromise , so a first consideration when siting the launch pad is to ensure that the DZ ( drop zone ) is clear of hazards like forests , cliffs and rivers likely to cause much grief to the fauna . |
| 28 | Change in the 1990s must also be envisaged within the wider context of an integrated and more open European Market , which is likely to cause all manner of stresses and strains to British society and economy . |
| 29 | we can not accept that there can be a breach of the peace unless there has been an act done or threatened to be done which either actually harms a person , or in his presence his property , or is likely to cause such harm , or which puts someone in fear of such harm being done . |
| 30 | ‘ even in these days when affrays , riotous behaviour and other disturbances happen ill too frequently , we can not accept that there can be a breach of the peace unless there has been an act done or threatened to be done which either actually harms a person , or in his presence his property , or is likely to cause such harm , or which puts someone in fear of such harm being done . ’ |