Example sentences of "less likely [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buyers are much less likely than the sector average to buy a Clio because they ‘ always buy the same ’ . |
| 2 | Firstly , their income is less likely than the rest of the population to come from earnings from employment ; and more likely to be derived from pensions from the state or from past employers or from savings . |
| 3 | However , on the basis of Table 7.5 , and recognising some of the very small numbers involved , research students in the following areas were less likely than the average to be seeking employment : |
| 4 | The power of the microcomputer , with its television screen , in affecting the classroom situation is such that it is less likely that a teacher can bend a unit away from its designer 's intentions towards his own style and purpose than is the case with printed material . |
| 5 | The UK claims it is making its contribution to reducing emissions by imposing value added tax ( VAT ) on domestic fuel ; the government says the VAT measures make it less likely that a carbon tax will be needed to meet the target of stabilising CO2 emissions at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 6 | Product description must make clear the function of the product , using the appropriate British Standard term , so that it is less likely that the product will be used as a straightforward cleaning agent without the necessary controls . |