Example sentences of "are [adj] [verb] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , those leisure activities that are more popular among middle-aged and older groups as well as those aimed at the higher socio-economic groups are likely to hold up better than those aimed at the more financially stretched groups . |
| 2 | They are likely to do so only if the perceived benefits exceed the expected costs . |
| 3 | Few private tenants in the past have appealed against rent levels for fear of landlord harassment and eviction but the limited controls on rent that currently exist are likely to lessen still further when the Housing Act takes effect . |
| 4 | The rest are harder to get registered — designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1935 and dubbed jubilee kiosks , they were mass-produced until 1968 — but they are likely to survive so long as they are in good condition and in ‘ heritage locations ’ ( that is , near the house of somebody ready to give BT a hard time if it tries to take them away ) . |
| 5 | The boys are all acting very immaturely and the only sign of any maturity is from Ralph and Piggy , but even then , no one will listen to them . |
| 6 | On single bed work , where a needle is tucking , it holds the last knitted stitch , plus collecting a loop of yarn every time , until these are all knitted off together when the needle is programmed next to knit . |
| 7 | It argues that companies which anticipate legislation are able to adapt more gradually and more cheaply than those which wait . |
| 8 | ‘ As an American citizen and a journalist you are able to move about freely and to mix with British servicemen . |
| 9 | You will not only lose weight and have greater vitality , you will also find that you are able to think more dearly and are less likely to suffer from stress . |
| 10 | Tests have been regularly carried out since the early eighties to discover whether those who exercise regularly or who have jobs which involve a considerable amount of physical exertion are able to think more clearly and remember more accurately than their IQ counterparts who lead a fairly sedentary life . |
| 11 | Many teachers are able to function pretty well and to keep their doubts and feelings under reasonable control . |
| 12 | Many of them are able to get around independently and , like the rest of use , have every right to enjoy a country walk . |
| 13 | Atoms with eight electrons in their outermost ( valence ) shell are chemically stable , but all the elements with which we are concerned have either more or less than this stable number . |