Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [prep] [art] cards " in BNC.
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1 | Downing Street sources made little attempt to choke off intense speculation among MPs that a limited Cabinet shake-up is still on the cards . |
2 | A major refurbishment of the travel centre is also on the cards within the next three years . |
3 | It does n't seem at this moment in time that a reprieve is really on the cards . |
4 | My Sophie , for example — if she were in Darcy 's Utopia and in a couple of years were to become a teenage primigravida , which is perfectly on the cards — I reckon the neighbours would know better than Lou or me if she was fit to be a mother or not . |
5 | A BATTLE royal over who is to fill the current vacuum of leadership in European science planning is now on the cards . |
6 | A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist . |
7 | Clarke is now tournament professional at the K-Club , Straffan , County Kildare — he has just switched from the equally fashionable Mount Julliet , County Kilkenny — and manager Andrew Chandler believes a European victory is definitely on the cards for Ulster 's emerging star . |