Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] likely that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that household , it 's likely that adults come first by a long way ; children are expected to conform , and tidiness takes precedence over fun . |
| 2 | Until this improves , it 's likely that Russia will take a back seat for Western investment . |
| 3 | But it 's likely that Craig Brown will see out the World Cup qualifying series . |
| 4 | If so it 's likely that children will be given priority . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's likely that Procordia is going to make a bid for Pharmacia in order to get hold of its drugs division to combine it with KabiVitrum , ’ ( its pharmaceutical subsidiary ) , said a financial analyst at Stockholm broker , United Securities . |
| 6 | It is likely that attempts were made to create similar kingdoms on the western frontier along the Severn Valley , but these were frustrated by Caratacus , who had established himself as the head of the anti-Roman forces in the region now known as Wales . |
| 7 | It is likely that Wimpey-Gilbert will not be the only company to enter this field in the next few years . |
| 8 | On stylistic grounds it is likely that Wastell was the designer of much of Lavenham church , Suffolk , between 1495 and 1515 , and the tower of Dedham , Essex , from 1494 . |
| 9 | Finally , where there are important divisions between kinds of culture and society , one might well expect systematic differences between the associated languages for example , it is likely that literacy has systematic effects on the lexical , syntactic and semantic structure of languages , even if these have never been spelt out ( see Goody , 1977 ) . |
| 10 | It is likely that hypertension adversely affects overall morbidity and mortality in diabetes and has deleterious effects on the more specific diabetic complications . |
| 11 | It is likely that Celsus discussed the matter at greater length , and with greater clarity . |
| 12 | Whatever the fortunes of the major political parties , it is likely that managers will be coping with rapid change . |
| 13 | It is likely that Alison Wilding will capture the fancy of pundits and punters , as much for her surprising omission from last year 's highly controversial short-list ( see The Art Newspaper No.12 , November 1991 , p.3 ) , as for the quality of the work which she showed at the Tate Gallery , Liverpool , and the Henry Moore Sculpture Trust , Dean Clough , Halifax , the two exhibitions which secured her nomination . |
| 14 | It is likely that Africa is now moving into a phase in which the rest of the world is less interested in her affairs . |
| 15 | However , the European Court carefully distinguished between the publication of value judgments about such persons rather than factual allegations , and it is likely that Lingens ( who was expressing his genuine opinion of Kreisky ) would have had a " fair comment " defence in English law . |
| 16 | Indeed , as the writing system was not standardized , it is likely that variation of this kind would enter more readily into the texts than it would today , and that it may therefore be possible by comparing texts to trace the pattern by which one variant recedes and another spreads . |
| 17 | If they continue to drop , it is likely that US viewers will discover the identify of Laura 's killer at the end of May ; if the contract is renewed , who knows when they will find out . |
| 18 | It is likely that copies will be required for SDD , each of the District councils , Livingston Development Corporation , and for this Department . |
| 19 | It is likely that locomotor and positional behaviours were related to environmental change , in this case the move from tropical forest habitats in Africa to the subtropical and warm temperate forest habitats of Europe , which would have been both more seasonal and more open , with less complex canopies . |
| 20 | It is likely that Japan 's defence spending will continue to grow on the theory that circumstances in Asia are different from those in the West , and that burden sharing is a matter of course under the US-Japan security treaty . |
| 21 | It is likely that HRT for post-menopausal women would reduce hip fractures by 50 per cent . |
| 22 | Furthermore , it is likely that trends will be well advanced before they begin to become apparent . |
| 23 | If any Mercurian core separated from the mantle then it is likely that mantle temperatures became high enough for differentiation within the mantle to occur , the less dense substances moving upwards to form a crust . |
| 24 | It is likely that Mason , who did not receive his degree from Emmanuel College , Cambridge , until later , took the post as a temporary position before embarking on an ecclesiastical career . |
| 25 | Even within a GP practice , it is likely that doctors will wish to use different hospitals and consultants , but may now be constrained from doing so . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , it is likely that birds have selected for sweeter fruits through evolutionary time . |
| 27 | Clear objectives are essential as , without well-defined goals , it is likely that efforts will be misdirected and achievement consequently disappointing . |
| 28 | Nor is it clear that public law provides a solution except in the limited instances of FSA , ss 55 and 81 , although it is likely that s 48(2) ( h ) permits SIB Core Rule 36 to modify fiduciary duties . |
| 29 | It is likely that suppliers will wish to discuss aspects of this document before making any formal response . |
| 30 | It is likely that Sky and Eurosport will be taking the role of host broadcaster , which will guarantee sponsors some form of exposure of their products during the Games , from July 14-25 , 1991 . |