Example sentences of "likely [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Congress is likely to reintroduce this bill soon . |
| 2 | And other royals such as Prince Charles are likely to cancel any leisure plans they had while the family crisis summit goes ahead . |
| 3 | Do you want to be able to add to them over the years or is the manufacturer likely to discontinue that particular pattern ? |
| 4 | You may also be eligible for a range of services if your child is considered to be ‘ in need ’ ; a technical phrase which is likely to include many children with HIV , or children living in a household where an adult has HIV . |
| 5 | It seems that Dr Chris Peel , who has succeeded Peter Forsythe , is likely to continue this tradition to the benefit of aviation generally . |
| 6 | It is not unusual for someone to wonder whether undergoing hypnosis is likely to induce any unpleasant or harmful side-effects . |
| 7 | For twenty minutes Lorne talked about jealousy , how powerful and widespread it was , and how a man like Garfield ( I think he even said Sir Garfield at some point ) was especially likely to promote such a feeling in one as low , as weak , as vile as Doug — Garfield , with his connoisseurship , helicopter pad , erudition , Barbadian hideaway , and all the rest . |
| 8 | The Christian requirements for chastity in the clergy , and the prohibition against masturbation paradoxically created the conditions most likely to promote these " pollutions " . |
| 9 | Unemployment locks the underclass into place in three ways : it is more likely to hit those who are poor ; the poorest are likely to be unemployed longest ; and , in addition , instead of compensating the unemployed , the welfare state penalizes them more than any other group on welfare . |
| 10 | Do n't forget that you 've got an allowance each , and it 's not likely to affect many people , except where you 've perhaps been left something that you want to dispose of or a property that you want to dispose of , in which case there could be a capital gains liability . |
| 11 | Whatever influence television news has on voters , it would be likely to affect all , or nearly all voters . |
| 12 | However , none of them is likely to affect those workers who fall outside of collective agreements ; the contract workers and the many women who work for small manufacturing or service sector employers . |
| 13 | It is not likely to lose that centrality , but nor is its meaning likely to become static or fixed . |
| 14 | Because in a group you y y y you get this erm the individual 's ego and they , th they take on this the super ego of the , of a leader so they get this transparent idea so if a person got a stronger ego , then they 're , then they 're less likely to lose that and take on somebody else 's ideas . |
| 15 | On a windy day with a strong wind gradient , you are quite likely to lose some extra height and speed and low approaches are always very risky . |
| 16 | A WOMAN badly injured when she was hit by a police car on a pedestrian crossing is likely to lose half of a £48,500 damages award after an appeal court ruling yesterday . |
| 17 | When these feelings are internalized , ageing people too readily believe that they are what they are , and they are likely to remain that way . |
| 18 | Of course it is often possible to distinguish ‘ strong ’ and ‘ weak ’ ministers ; but it must not be forgotten that the comparatively temporary incumbent of the top position of a large organization may be just lucky or unlucky — in arriving when key advisers are likely to agree that exciting innovations are necessary , or conversely in finding that the consolidation of existing policies , or the confronting of unpleasant realities , is more important than the policy changes he or she cherishes . |
| 19 | Strike up some personal rapport with the person in charge Of the centre so that he or she is more likely to go that extra mile for you . |
| 20 | We are clearly past the worst of the unemployment increases , but we are likely to see some erratic figures for a time . ’ |
| 21 | These are the cases of which every newspaper reader in the country is likely to see some mention . |
| 22 | As I left in early afternoon to catch the London train , I reflected that here was as large number of small businessmen who were likely to see some radical changes in the way they operated . |
| 23 | We are likely to see more agreements offering better deals to part-timers , to entice mothers back to work , as the demographic changes begin to bite . |
| 24 | The dog is likely to see this as a game , and a means of attracting your attention . |
| 25 | People are more likely to claim these days . |
| 26 | This leads directly to a further difference : an orthodox practitioner is likely to treat all cases of influenza with the same drug , an antibiotic perhaps ; whereas the homoeopathic practitioner may use different remedies , depending on the patient 's reaction to the influenza , as we saw in the cases illustrated above . |
| 27 | Similarly , with local plans : if no adopted plan exists , the current draft is likely to carry much weight with the district council . |
| 28 | The popular daily newspapers are much more likely to carry such stories today than twenty years ago . |
| 29 | You should , however , always remember that any surgery is likely to disrupt both the patient 's usual pattern of eating and drinking , and increase the need for nutrients . |
| 30 | Most oil or liquid gas tankers and dry bulk vessels , are not likely to issue many bills of lading to cover their full cargo load . |