Example sentences of "[be] likely [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It contains everything you 're likely to need for the minor emergency . |
| 2 | Let me just point out to you that last year if you remember they asked you to describe the the passage where Jesus is crucified , that 's 1521 to 31 and I guess they wo n't do that again this year , but they 're likely to pick on a significant passage , significant section then you 're asked to relate it relate the passage at the end of Mark 's Gospel where Jesus is crucified . |
| 3 | ‘ Please yourself But it 's the best offer you 're likely to get in a long time . ’ |
| 4 | As in any software , there are bits here and there that could do with a polish , but , overall , Mainlan GTI for Windows does everything you 're likely to want in a small network environment . |
| 5 | If the offeror wishes to make a recommended bid , then the negotiations over price are likely to proceed in the same way as for any other business acquisition . |
| 6 | In this area , market forces are likely to decide between the various competing standards before official bodies make up their minds . |
| 7 | Such passages to us seem prophetic of industry tactics we are likely to see in the 1990s . |
| 8 | Now commuting is a consequence of human nature to a large extent , people choose to live away from their place of work and if they do choose to live away from their place of work then we 'll need a much more authoritarian government than we are likely to see in the next ten or twenty years to stop people from living away from their place of work . |
| 9 | About 10 per cent of the new jobs are likely to go to the self-employed , most of them coming from the ranks of those already in employment . |
| 10 | Despite the bizarre method being used , dozens of foreign companies are likely to bid for the rare chance to invade a new broadcasting market . |
| 11 | The greater the identity in cultural forms , both qualitatively and quantitatively , the more they are likely to derive from a single common source . |
| 12 | Every effort should be made to discover whether the family have the ability to put themselves in hypothetical situations and conceptualise and deal with the difficulties that are likely to arise with the black child , particularly during adolescence . |
| 13 | The main programming problems are likely to arise in the correct timing of the phase excitation changes ; the program segment responsible for the time delay between Steps must be carefully written if it is to provide accurate timing , as well as perform a useful secondary function . |
| 14 | By itself , this approach does not establish a concept of durability since , in the case of perishables , it is self-evident that , if at the time of delivery to the carrier the natural produce are in such peak condition that they are likely to arrive in a deteriorated state , the requirement of merchantability at the time of delivery to the buyer has not been satisfied . |
| 15 | Since the matter is important , I wonder if you would take the trouble to write to me again , indicating particularly whether such other arrangements as you will be making are likely to commence at an earlier date than one might otherwise suppose . |
| 16 | Images captured from TV , sent back from space , or more prosaically produced by a document scanner , are likely to fall into the same category . |
| 17 | Unless you specialize in this form of road transport , you are likely to fall outside the strict confines of statutory regulations . |
| 18 | Those who are likely to complain about a one-party state have been left out of the delegations . |
| 19 | Hit by relentless price competition and slumping business conditions , Fujitsu Ltd on Friday forecast that for fiscal 1993 to March 31 , it would report its first loss since it was first listed in Tokyo in 1949 : it sees a group net loss of $322m and a current loss of $169m for the year , against net profit of $103m and current profit of $437m last fiscal — current profit includes gains and losses made on investments in stocks and bonds and sundry profits and losses from other non-operating activities ; ‘ Customers expect lower prices , ’ said Mike Beirne , a Fujitsu spokesman — ‘ the price competition goes from the price war in personal computers right up to mainframes ; ’ the company acknowledges that losses are likely to continue into the first six months of its new year . |
| 20 | But confusion and uncertainty surrounding the Government 's efforts to restore confidence in the colony are likely to continue after the Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , makes his long-awaited statement to the Commons this afternoon . |
| 21 | But confusion and uncertainty surrounding the Government 's efforts to restore confidence in the colony are likely to continue after the Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , makes his long-awaited statement to the Commons this afternoon . |
| 22 | Games rooms and reading rooms are fixtures in most hostels , and noticeboards , fellow hostellers and friendly wardens supply all the information you are likely to need about the local area . |
| 23 | Banks may vary their prudential ratio , depending on how much cash they anticipate customers are likely to need in the near future . |
| 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 | First , that non-climatic influences ( including the distribution of natural resources ) are likely to dominate at the regional level , as evidenced by the 10–200 fold variation in national per capital GNP values within 10° latitude bands . |
| 26 | They are likely to stay for a long time with one organisation , and indeed many organisations seek to bind them to them by offering fringe benefits , particularly in the form of " loyalty bonuses " to encourage them to return at the start of each new banqueting season . |
| 27 | The express terms contained in a booking contract are likely to relate to the following points : |
| 28 | These goals are likely to relate to the following areas : — improvement of academic achievement , — improvement of the staying-on rates , — improvement in attendance and punctuality , — development of record of achievement , — commitment to Work Experience for all , — commitment to teacher secondment to industry , — involvement of adults other than teachers in curriculum development , — service to the community . |
| 29 | The winners are expected to be announced in October and the trials are likely to start in the new year . |
| 30 | In bilingual communities undergoing a process of language shift , the sexes are likely to focus on the new monolingual norm at different rates ( Gal 1979 ) . |