Example sentences of "[is] more likely that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | It is more likely that other factors , as yet unrecognised , are important . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Taken with Gaimar 's story , however , it is more likely that these men were the Welsh of Wales . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | However the evidence suggests ( see pages 75–6 ) that it is more likely that this decision was reached at a later date , when the force of events made it seem imperative . |