Example sentences of "[be] [adv] likely [verb] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are most likely to select documentary material for its subject matter . |
| 2 | When they are experienced , the three trace element deficiencies you are most likely to meet concern iron , manganese and magnesium . |
| 3 | Vices with pipe jaws are less likely to distort copper pipe : a pipe vice can usually be hired . |
| 4 | Because if somebody 's been on an employer marketing course , and the feel happy about it , they 're more likely to do mor employer visits in one day . |
| 5 | He quotes Professor Maynard , who makes the basic point that decisions made closer to the consumer are more likely to reflect consumer information and preferences than an overall average view taken in a district planner 's office . |
| 6 | The reasons for the gilts ' good performance since the election are the feelings among investors that the Conservatives are determined to keep inflation low and also that they are more likely to control government spending . |
| 7 | They can be particularly appropriate to smaller villages since they can be small-scale and use small plots of land , and as a result they are more likely to receive planning permission . |
| 8 | Teachers in the classroom are more likely to use miscue analysis for individual diagnosis rather than for the detection of broad developmental patterns . |
| 9 | Educated women have fewer unwanted babies ; they are more likely to use family planning methods . |
| 10 | The difference is that , in America , politicians are more likely to follow public opinion on this question , not try to change it . |
| 11 | Experts say that children who get sunburnt are more likely to develop skin cancer as adults . |
| 12 | One of the most recent , from Sweden , revealed that statistically , pups born in the winter in that country are more likely to develop hip dysplasia than pups born in the summer … but only in some breeds , not in others . |
| 13 | This way you 'll make any mistakes with seeds which are more likely to survive sowing error . |
| 14 | They are more likely to study part time , in polytechnics , and to be mature students . |
| 15 | Welsh mothers , in contrast , were more likely to use talcum powder . |
| 16 | Before intravaginal prostaglandins were used regularly to ripen the cervix women having labour induced were more likely to need caesarean section , which carries a risk of morbidity ( and an increased risk of mortality ) for the mother . |
| 17 | In contrast the younger members of the sample were more likely to favour health education/promotion as the reason for improved health . |
| 18 | No doubt some top managers and self-employed professionals shade into this category — with salaried company directors being particularly likely to own production wealth . |
| 19 | The dangers of leaving this solely to the market and enthusiast interests are obvious and potentially serious , to the extent that availability is most likely to guide research effort and energy . |
| 20 | Possible explanations for a difference between older and younger women are that the operation has a delayed effect , that the operative technique has changed over the years so that it is less likely to affect bowel function , or that gynaecologists are doing fewer operations on women with pelvic pain of intestinal origin . |
| 21 | A microlight engine is less likely to suffer cylinder damage through thermal shock than the engine of a conventional aircraft which is allowed to tick over and cool down too quickly on the descent , but extremes are best avoided . |
| 22 | It has been known for many years that damage to the left hemisphere is more likely to affect language ability than damage to the right , suggesting that the left hemisphere is very important for language . |
| 23 | A large organisation with a wide variety of products or customer services should be able to offer an attractive career to prospective employees , and it is therefore likely to receive job application requests from very talented people . |
| 24 | Proposals for the expansion of post-school education are therefore likely to command majority support . |
| 25 | Presenting art that reflects or comments on news events or , more broadly , on history , seems to be the new orientation of the Whitney Museum , which only a few years ago was more likely to devote Biennial space to the rising stars of New York 's booming gallery scene . |