Example sentences of "[be] [adv] likely [to-vb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , the project probably did not change schools , but change may have been most likely to occur in schools which were open to the innovation and to the ideas of equality presented by the project . |
| 2 | Well the people who are most likely to vote in local elections tend to be the people who in greater numbers , if you see what I mean , are more likely to vote in , in general elections . |
| 3 | Kestrels are popular with audiences at lectures , because they 're elegant little birds and also because , of all the British birds of prey , they 're the ones people are most likely to spot in the wild : they hover over motorways and are even seen in towns these days . |
| 4 | The evidence cited earlier shows that it is those from the poorest homes who are most likely to fall in either of these categories . |
| 5 | The report states that those who have lived on state pensions , income support or low pay , are most likely to live in the most energy-inefficient homes which are incapable of being heated to a minimum comfort standard . |
| 6 | Furthermore , if outside agencies — such as courts or social workers decide that socialization has in some way been inadequate , it is to the family that they are most likely to turn in the allocation of blame or responsibility . |
| 7 | Again , these problems are most likely to arise in puppyhood . |
| 8 | Among these , cross-linkage and disintegration of body protein , including the collagen fibres within connective tissue , hardening of the arteries and peroxidation of normal blood lipids are most likely to result in premature ageing . |
| 9 | Psychogenic reactions of this type are most likely to occur in those whose symptoms are purely psychosomatic , but who prefer to think they are ‘ allergic ’ to food , because they see this as being a more respectable sort of illness . |
| 10 | Ear infections are most likely to occur in breeds with relatively long and heavy ears , such as spaniels . |
| 11 | Researchers who studied attitudes towards extra-marital sex , relative to the size of the community , found that in general , people living in rural areas are less tolerant of extra-marital sex and are less likely to engage in it than people living in large cities . |
| 12 | For instance older animals are less likely to fall in than younger animals ( Andrzejewski & Rajska , 1972 ) , suggesting an element of experience is involved . |
| 13 | This is particularly true if the ground cover is open immediately around the pit , and in this case , species that inhabit thick ground cover ( such as the bank vole ) are less likely to fall in ( Armitage , 1985 ) . |
| 14 | If we are brought up to think of asking for help as childish , and if our own requests for help have not been swiftly and cheerfully met , we are less likely to respond in a simple and positive way to demands . |
| 15 | So , there is an overall decline but technology may be selectively affecting those who are partially-hearing and they are less likely to appear in the statistics for special education ( DES , 1981 ) . |
| 16 | Everyday experience tells us that a flavour mixed with some other will be perceived differently from that flavour presented on its own , but a click and a light ( perhaps because they come from different modalities ) are less likely to interact in this way . |
| 17 | It 's when they 're most likely to fall in love , once and for ever . |
| 18 | At 0-0 , they missed 2 of the best chances you 're ever likely to get in a cup tie against a premier league side . |
| 19 | This does not imply that there are no innate drives , including inner biological drives , nor that human beings are always likely to act in a selfless way towards others . |
| 20 | and you 've got a group , the rich within the agricultural sector who are going to invest and they are more likely to invest in agriculture . |
| 21 | However , there is some evidence that women are more likely to engage in pre-marital sexual activity and that the negative sanctions on this are less than they used to be . |
| 22 | Households aged 75 and over are more likely to live in unfit homes and lack basic amenities than other household types . |
| 23 | It is also worth remembering that since it is the older type of housing that lacks basic amenities , elderly people are more likely to live in such accommodation . |
| 24 | If we understand a horse 's emotions we are more likely to succeed in getting it to do what we want , and prevent it doing what we do n't want . |
| 25 | To move beyond this inadequate description , Gross ( 1978 ) argued that we should analyse the social characteristics of corporate criminals first by visualizing what qualities these organizational positions demand , and second by considering whether younger corporate officials who preen themselves to fit this image are more likely to succeed in their career . |
| 26 | While one might expect eventual decisions to be made purely on the merits of the case , earlier evidence indicates that some objections are more likely to succeed in influencing decision-makers than others . |
| 27 | Firstly , it does seem that consumers are more likely to succeed in an assertion that a clause is unreasonable than a commercial undertaking . |
| 28 | There has been some suggestion that parents are more likely to argue in front of their sons than their daughters ; that a disturbed parent is more likely to pick on a son than a daughter ; and that mothers may transfer negative experiences with their husband into negative expectations of their sons . |
| 29 | Surely not , because we feel that we are listening to a true story of a real person , and if we grant this , then feelings connected with relieving distress are more likely to arise in us than purely poetic emotions . |
| 30 | Well the people who are most likely to vote in local elections tend to be the people who in greater numbers , if you see what I mean , are more likely to vote in , in general elections . |