Example sentences of "[noun sg] is likely [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The action is likely to have wide implications . |
| 2 | Failure is likely to have serious consequences , both for patients and for the medical workforce . |
| 3 | Any Graphical User Interface is likely to make heavy demands on a PC , and Windows is probably the heaviest of them all . |
| 4 | The proposals have set off a heated debate within the milk industry , whose outcome is likely to have important ramifications north of the Border , where the Scottish milk boards are facing a similar fate to that of their English and Welsh counterpart . |
| 5 | In emphasising the significance of the ‘ socio-political context ’ , Grant and Wallace point out that the existence of a pro-labour climate is likely to encourage high levels of violence . |
| 6 | The small , bouncing stretch routine is likely to introduce minute tears in muscle fibres and so should be avoided . |
| 7 | The treatment of public disorder in a serious documentary on a public television service is likely to have different preoccupations from the main news bulletin on the same channel . |
| 8 | Recruiting the practices through a special interest group and through self selection is likely to have biased results . |
| 9 | The strike is likely to have knock-on effects causing some delays for travellers tomorrow , with rolling stock likely to be left out of position as a result of today 's stoppage . |
| 10 | As his comments show , failure to specify with reasonable accuracy the input to any proposed variable is likely to obscure existing patterns of variation between speakers ; |
| 11 | Global warming is likely to produce significant changes in Britain 's wild flora , according to research by the environmental group , Plantlife . |
| 12 | Many older people have never had a satisfactory sexual relationship , for a variety of reasons , and if this is so there is no reason to believe that the period of old age is likely to see new beginnings in this respect . |
| 13 | Sequential attention to goals allows organizations to resolve conflicts : ‘ Just as a political organization is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ go left ’ and ‘ go right ’ by first doing one and then the other , the business firm is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ smooth production ’ and ‘ satisfy consumers ’ by first doing one and then the other' ( Cyert and March , 1963 , p. 118 ) . |
| 14 | Sequential attention to goals allows organizations to resolve conflicts : ‘ Just as a political organization is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ go left ’ and ‘ go right ’ by first doing one and then the other , the business firm is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ smooth production ’ and ‘ satisfy consumers ’ by first doing one and then the other' ( Cyert and March , 1963 , p. 118 ) . |
| 15 | So a week in which the former partner misses his child support payment is likely to cause substantial problems ; likewise the period while benefits are being assessed or re-assessed . |
| 16 | Carbohydrate-based drugs fall into several categories including polysaccharides , oligosaccharides , monosaccharide derivatives and cyclodextrins , and each category is likely to have distinct applications including anti-viral , anti-bacterial and anti-thrombotic uses in various cardiovascular applications . |
| 17 | The technique is likely to have other applications in the electronics industry . |
| 18 | Harvard has a reputation as the premier medical school in North America , and the fact that it has chosen to introduce sweeping changes in its course is likely to make other schools take stock of what it is doing . |
| 19 | Increasing the size of the brain is likely to have other effects . |
| 20 | These studies are important not only for recurrent stone disease but also because a knowledge of gall stone recurrence is likely to provide valuable clues about the pathogenesis and treatment of primary gall stone disease . |
| 21 | The " pick-a-landlord " scheme is likely to pose considerable problems for dementia sufferers and those advising them . |
| 22 | In either case , the cost of individual negotiation may be justified in light of the value of the anticipated trading between the business and the particular customer ; moreover , individual negotiation is likely to offer commercial advantages by promoting a harmonious relationship between business and customer and , in the event of any dispute arising , the terms of the contract are more likley to withstand judicial scrutiny , both at common law and under the UCTA 1977 . |