Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] likely that [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's likely that this report will set out how should close , and all the reasons why it should close . |
| 2 | If we eat very high calorie foods , it 's likely that some fat will be stored — one way nature prepares the body for pregnancy in case of conception . |
| 3 | α-granule nucleoids have been demonstrated by electronmicroscopic studies in the canalicular system ( White , 1974 ) , and it is likely that normal secretion involves not only fusion of these granules with the canalicular system but also platelet contraction . |
| 4 | With students who are inexperienced in investigating , it is likely that frequent discussion may be necessary . |
| 5 | Your article is indeed timely as it is likely that financial support by the Irish government for research will be significantly reduced from its already low level . |
| 6 | It is likely that chronic insulin treatment is necessary to allow endothelial cell loss or damage to be repaired ( Harrison et al , 1980 ) . |
| 7 | Indeed , it is likely that cross-domain recognition is constrained by the coverage of a particular dictionary . |
| 8 | Although a group of children or adults may read the same text , it is likely that each person will gain a different ‘ reading ’ and will respond to the shared text in different ways . |
| 9 | If the person seems likely to overreact to the abuse or insults , and to use more force than he is entitled to employ , then it is likely that unlawful violence will be used , and the offence is committed . |
| 10 | It is likely that Central Branch will have the responsibility for organising overnight accommodation for NCT members wishing to stay over . |
| 11 | It is likely that computerized storage and retrieval facilities will take on an increasing importance in literary studies ; so it is worth exploring them whenever you can . |
| 12 | Moreover , with improved internal-management accounting practices , it is likely that external disclosure practices will also improve , to help combat concerns about the short-term biases of current accounting practices and stock-market pressures . |
| 13 | Now although in evolutionary terms , given the amounts of genetic variability usually at hand , it is likely that such behaviour has been arbitrary in the required sense ( witness Apis mellifera v. |
| 14 | It is likely that such evidence would show up ethnic and cultural variations ; for example , Anwar reports that it is common for migrants from Pakistan to borrow money from kin for major purchases such as a house or a business , but there is a strong obligation to return this loan fully and quickly ( Anwar , 1985 , p. 72 ) . |
| 15 | whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked . |
| 16 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of an offence if he — ( a ) uses towards another person threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour , or ( b ) distributes or displays to another person any writing , sign or other visible representation which is threatening , abusive or insulting , with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person , or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another , or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence ( i.e. immediate unlawful violence against him or another ) will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 20 | If counter-demonstrators determined to thwart the right of a person to speak unpopular opinions resort to force as a result of what he is saying , the speaker is not for that reason alone to be regarded as using threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour ‘ whereby it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 21 | Otherwise it is likely that strategic analysis will rest on very shaky foundations . |
| 22 | If you do n't perform then it is likely that another player will be brought in — and there will be some changes made . |
| 23 | It is likely that further research will reveal more examples , and so close attention needs to be paid to the earlier certain boundaries of any territories and estates in the area under study . |
| 24 | McCann suggests that the idea of having a march through the city centre to commemorate him was inspired by this desire to provoke the authorities ; but given the importance of the centenary , it is likely that some kind of parade would have been organised in any case . |
| 25 | High hopes and summer weather did nothing to encourage circumspection , and by the time Coleridge and Southey left Bath the next morning , with Southey 's dog Rover in attendance , it is likely that some kind of relationship with Sarah was already understood . |
| 26 | It is difficult to identify this character in unsectioned skulls , but it is likely that some degree of airorhynchy is primitive for hominoids , greatly exaggerated in the pongine lineage and modified towards klinorhynchy in hominines , but as my observations lead me to believe that the bonobo is airorhynchous to some degree , it is difficult to be sure of the ancestral hominine character state . |
| 27 | It is likely that some degree of unity could have been achieved between them had not Mrs Webb become convinced that the division was irreconcilable and determined to make every effort to bring her proposals to fruition . |
| 28 | Furthermore , it is likely that some investment will be occurring somewhere in the economy so that aggregate investment is never likely actually to disappear completely . |
| 29 | But it is likely that some job losses will be compulsory . |
| 30 | The workforce reductions will continue to be done through voluntary means , but ‘ If business conditions do not improve significantly , it is likely that some business units will be unable to maintain full employment in 1993 . ’ |