Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] likely [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is more comfortable and less likely to transmit movement through the water , although great care should still be taken . |
| 2 | Based on natural salt , 75% of its volume comes from natural Red Sea salt , and a further 13% of its content is derived from the Dead Sea , leading to its claim to be 85% natural and less likely to cause salt rash . |
| 3 | More messages make them more active , and more likely to add phosphate to receptor molecules . |
| 4 | There is a significant tendency for staff in more senior positions ( who tend also to have more years of service ) to recall the review better , to believe the introduction of the review to have been more adequate , to be more involved in the review activities , more likely to keep a special diary as part of the review and more likely to make use of information routinely available for the review . |
| 5 | It was said that one result of reading the Section as I read it would be this : that Mr Astor would be liable to pay tax in respect of the income received by the trustee in the United States as income deemed to be his ( Part XV ) and also likely to pay tax on the income which the trustee was bound to pay over , the latter being ( within the decision in [ Garland v Archer-Shee ( 1930 ) 15 TC 693 ] ) the income springing from a foreign possession , namely , his right of action against the trustee . |
| 6 | Hirschi 's control theory reverts to a more classical starting assumption : that human motives are naturally diverse , often self-seeking and hence likely to favour violation of whatever rules there are defining ‘ crimes ’ . |
| 7 | The discussion groups ( made up of people who used or at least wanted to use credit ) suggest that while Asians may be relatively well informed about credit and particularly likely to use bank loans , West Indians are likely to use on-the-spot credit sources such as hire purchase . |
| 8 | China was now formulating a tentative 10-year plan , he said , and would present the outline for the eighth five-year plan ( 1991-95 ) to the party 's seventh plenum originally scheduled for September , but now likely to take place in December . |