Example sentences of "[adj] [is] likely [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is likely to commence in the third week of September . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , informal care by families faces considerable pressure at present and this is likely to intensify during the 1990s . |
| 3 | Currently the domestic sector is nearly 60% supplied by natural gas and this is likely to increase during the remainder of the century as it becomes more widely available . |
| 4 | In the modern industrial world , more and more people are feeling a need to find out about their immediate and distant past , and this is likely to increase in the future . |
| 5 | However , this being said , the trend towards concentration of capital is very rapid in the industry and this is likely to increase in the near future . |
| 6 | Such legislative changes are seen as necessary ( by government in particular ) to curb abuses of privilege ( by improper disclosure of information ) and confidentiality , and more is likely to get onto the statute books as appreciation and concern grows of the power and damage that information can wield . |
| 7 | NPAs can only negotiate voluntary management agreements with compensation to prevent environmentally damaging schemes from proceeding ; in 1984 , Snowdonia has objected to 3 schemes ; 2 are under negotiation for agreement and 1 is likely to go to the Minister . |
| 8 | The same is likely to apply to the second group . |
| 9 | 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 . |