Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Private borrowing is likely to rise by the same amount and may rise by even more if the privatised company is able to borrow freely from the market rather than relying on the government . |
| 2 | A high-end deskside Model 755 sitting above the existing Model 750 is likely to come with the same 100MHz 7100 processor as the 735 , but with expanded memory , disk and other peripheral options . |
| 3 | Such a notice may be served where an odour has occurred and is likely to recur on the same premises , the advantage being that unlike an abatement notice there is no need for an odour to exist at the time of service . |
| 4 | Certainly anyone who has ever had a severe , immediate reaction to a food is likely to react in the same way if they are told that they have consumed some of the same food . |
| 5 | I think it is helpful to think of the latter as debtor ( creditor-supplier ) agreements since this emphasizes the fact that in such agreements there is some connection between the creditor and the supplier : either they are the same person eg in the credit-sale , conditional sale , of HP agreement ; or there are business arrangements between them . |
| 6 | In order to compare one year 's attendance with another , it is important to count at the same time each year . |
| 7 | He likes watching TV with his father and is keen to talk to the latter about the programmes they see together . |
| 8 | He likes watching TV with his father and is keen to talk to the latter about the programmes they see together . |
| 9 | A travel company from Thailand has contacted the People 's Committee about the possibility of bringing in tourists , and the governor of the province , An He , is keen to talk to the few foreigners who pass through about his hypothetical Riviera . |