Example sentences of "likely to be taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I think he 's considerably less likely to be taken for a ride . ’ |
| 2 | But there is no debate , and any decisions are likely to be taken , piecemeal and by default . |
| 3 | Five and six years after an acquisition , the average acquiring bank 's share price is 30–40% lower than that of its peer group and the acquirer is likely to be taken over . |
| 4 | If , on the other hand , I am in my early twenties and my parents are in their forties and one of them dies I will grieve in the same way , but am likely to be taken unawares and be unprepared . |
| 5 | In this respect the cinematic sign differs radically from the language of literature , where images are less likely to be taken at only the literal level . |
| 6 | For example , if you use the words , ‘ I am resigning ’ , that unambiguous statement is likely to be taken at face value unless perhaps you are speaking in the heat of the moment or under duress . |
| 7 | You are also far less likely to be taken on for training . |
| 8 | This may be because low staff turnover creates less need for induction and job training and more need for development training or it may be that job training is more likely to be taken for granted . |
| 9 | As is often the case in matters of corporate governance , the lead is likely to be taken by the chairmen of companies in which standards of governance are already high , rather than by those who head companies with the greatest scope for strengthening their public accountability . |
| 10 | But that is clearly a radical step , only likely to be taken when very serious abuse is involved . |
| 11 | The domestically-oriented , nurturing talk of the miner 's wife , by contrast , is more likely to be taken as a product of her nature or her role than as a culturally-determined genre , and it is seen as something she shares with all other women . |
| 12 | His work demonstrates that an older person was much more likely to be taken into the household of a relative if they were able to contribute something in return , for example doing domestic work , or looking after children while their mother went out to a job . |
| 13 | According to an IBM spokesman , AIX on a mainframe was chosen because requirements are expected to grow , with other postal functions likely to be taken on . |
| 14 | For flexibility and economy the operating system is implemented as a set of programs , though in future more of its functions are likely to be taken over by hardware . |
| 15 | At its most rampant in the conservative popular press , the view is likely to be taken that the protesters — the violent minority by their acts , the majority by their association — have moved outside the realm of politics and into the area of criminal activity . |
| 16 | more likely to be taken to court and , in some cases to prison , once they have broken the law ; and |
| 17 | A formal decision was likely to be taken at a foreign ministers ' meeting in June . |
| 18 | Reed was built on an overgenerous scale , bull-necked and bulging in his grey pinstripe ; Wycliffe , slight of build , and rather pale , was more likely to be taken for an academic than a policeman ; hard to believe that he had served a tough apprenticeship on the beat in a Midland city . |
| 19 | The clarity and comprehensibility of the terms is likely to be taken into account by any court in assessing the reasonableness of the terms . |
| 20 | Section 4 provides : ( 1 ) A person applies a trade description to goods if he ( a ) affixes or annexes it to or in any manner marks it on or incorporates it with ( i ) the goods themselves or ( ii ) anything in , on or with which the goods are supplied ; or ( b ) places the goods in , on or with anything which the trade description has been affixed or annexed to , marked on or incorporated with , or places any such thing with the goods ; or ( c ) uses the trade description in any manner likely to be taken as referring to the goods . |
| 21 | Smith 's existing Darlington town centre store , in Queen Street , is likely to be taken over by its record and video retailing arm Our Price . |
| 22 | The Stewarts employ just over 20 people , but with the recent acquisition of weaving looms , they can now weave on-site , as opposed to putting work out , and more people are likely to be taken on . |
| 23 | In practice , this action is not likely to be taken very often because it may have undesirable disruptive effects on the financial system . |
| 24 | He said decisions were likely to be taken on the treaty in the New Year . |
| 25 | Well , I do n't think there 's any action that 's likely to be taken by the Regional Health Authority in time for next Monday . |