Example sentences of "[is] [adv] likely that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there are other possible sources , it is most likely that these lines are an echo of Pope 's comments on Martha Blount 's celibacy : |
| 2 | It is highly likely that special forces — 22nd SAS Regt. , and Special Boat Squadron RM — have been present in the Gulf since an early stage of Operation ‘ Granby ’ . |
| 3 | Even if we restrict the process to include only lagged values of s and f , it is highly likely that longer lags in s and f will have an effect on their current values . |
| 4 | Near Roman towns , it is highly likely that original churches were founded as mausolea or temples in graveyards outside the Roman settlement proper . |
| 5 | Thus , especially in a time of unsettled orthography , it is extremely likely that current sound-changes will be admitted into writing , whatever the historical origins of the writing conventions may be . |
| 6 | It is much likelier that Albanian gunmen killed them . |
| 7 | You may not think that you have a problem , but in a company of even modest size it is statistically likely that some employees will have a drink problem . |
| 8 | It is more likely that such hoards will be found today simply because of their size , so we may be dealing with a higher rate of recovery for these hoards than is normal for hoards of other periods . |
| 9 | It is more likely that other factors , as yet unrecognised , are important . |
| 10 | Despite these hints , it is more likely that those magnates of Childebert who encouraged Gundovald in 582 were men who had strong reservations about the king and his mother . |
| 11 | Taken with Gaimar 's story , however , it is more likely that these men were the Welsh of Wales . |
| 12 | If class membership is transmitted across generations ( that is , if there is little social mobility ) then it is more likely that these classes will become distinct social entities , differing in many ways in their social characteristics . |
| 13 | It is also likely that other effects , in particular the altered -system and its effect on base stacking , contribute to d 3C A induced destabilisation . |
| 14 | However , it is also likely that other factors , as yet unrecognised , are important . |
| 15 | Some kind of social democracy in Russia , erm on the other hand in central Asia as for example , I think it 's quite likely that former communists , although they may disavow their former allegiance , will in practice take over as national communist parties and continue to run their economies , well there will be private economies but with a large state sector and run on a pretty tight reign . |
| 16 | But if the necessary very gentle offshore gradient can be produced on any type of shoreline it is quite likely that offshore bars may form . |
| 17 | Over recent years imports and exports have been vested with great political and cultural-ideological significance , and it is very likely that increasing numbers of consumers now register the country of origin of what they are buying , and producers now register the destination of what they are producing , and this knowledge may affect their actions . |
| 18 | In practice , the issues may never be put to the test because it is very likely that other parties would succeed in preventing referenda , but it is still enough of a departure for some evangelical DUP activists to have been initially opposed to the change . |
| 19 | It is very likely that several attempts will be necessary on the first application , during which time continuing control of the original may be vital . |