Example sentences of "they be likely " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if and when a bid comes they are likelier to use it as a stimulus to change or otherwise discipline the incumbent management rather than selling out . |
| 2 | They are likely to flower at different times and the effect will be untidy . |
| 3 | If trees are alongside a road they are likely to conceal telephone or power wires , making it dangerous to go between them . |
| 4 | ( I grant that the difference is not absolute , and there may be elements of the affective and the intuitive in the pursuit of any intellectual discipline , but they are likely to be marginal . ) |
| 5 | They are likely to influence , for instance , the negotiations between leaders of 2 million engineering workers and the Engineering Employers Federation . |
| 6 | But they are likely to delay formal announcements until mid-October . |
| 7 | They are likely to develop the Trent End and/or the Bridgford Road End , the only uncovered part of the ground . |
| 8 | They are likely to be included in a new employment Bill , alongside measures to make all secondary action unlawful and abolish the pre-entry closed shop . |
| 9 | They are likely to be in debt to their record company for a number of years . |
| 10 | Moreover , they are likely to consult their doctor after a shorter delay if their SAD is a recurrent problem ; this is a suggestion that could be tested statistically . |
| 11 | Maid Of Money , 12-1 , will also go for the Gold Cup but they are likely to meet again in the Black and White Gold Cup at Leopardstown . |
| 12 | They are likely to renew interest in a former player , Manchester United 's Mal Donaghy , while keeping an eye on Brian Gayle 's progress under new management at Manchester City . |
| 13 | But why must I worry about those future citizens , today 's citizen-slob might reason , even if they are likely to include me ? |
| 14 | You do not know who the rival bidders are , who wants what , or how much they are likely to bid . |
| 15 | They are likely to do so only if the perceived benefits exceed the expected costs . |
| 16 | It 's also necessary to help people to see their own area from the visitor 's point of view , so they need an idea of the sort of customer they are likely to get and the things they will want to know . |
| 17 | They are likely to begin as follows : |
| 18 | As we have said , when bereavement care is thought of , it is usually the spouse that we have in mind as needing support , and indeed they are likely to be the ones asking for care . |
| 19 | The very nature of their distress means that they are likely to be unable to go out and face the social whirl , at least initially . |
| 20 | Some mares will actually stand and paw at a paddock fence because they want to get to a stallion that is a couple of paddocks away — consequently they are likely to cut a leg or rip off a shoe if the bottom wire of the fence is too close to the ground . |
| 21 | Even if a horse is not ridden or worked , its hooves must be regularly maintained ; otherwise they are likely to badly deteriorate , and as the old saying goes : ‘ No foot , no horse ! ’ |
| 22 | Worse , many bad habits can be especially difficult to cure because they are likely to have been created by anxiety in the first place , and trying to stop the habit increases the horse 's anxiety . |
| 23 | Senior Conservatives now concede privately that they are likely to remain behind until polling day . |
| 24 | Until they see clear signs of a return to fiscal rectitude , they are likely to insist upon a high return on capital as the price for keeping their money in Britain . |
| 25 | In practice , they are likely to be much more concerned with negotiating the best terms for bondholders in Heron 's proposed financial restructuring . |
| 26 | If they have stopped working , they are likely to be seen as dependents — to be looked after more or less generously by the provision of pensions and health services , but with little relevance to educational policy ; simply , they are seen as a cost . |
| 27 | However , they are likely to get the best start in life if they are given an ample helping of peat-like compost in the hole . |
| 28 | They are likely , therefore , to be the first profession approached by , for example , relatives , for assessment . |
| 29 | The teacher 's attitude is positive and she minimises the dangers they are likely to face . |
| 30 | This means that an individual quadrat may not necessarily contain all of the constants , although they are likely to occur nearby . |