Example sentences of "[is] [adv] likely that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though there is an element of ambiguity about the whereabouts of Wilfrid 's see , it is most likely that Ealhfrith intended him to be bishop of York , the significance of which is unlikely to have been lost on Wilfrid and his royal patron if Pope Gregory 's original plan to establish York as an archbishopric was known to them . |
| 2 | As the tensile strength of rocks is lower than the compression and shear strengths it is most likely that rock will be shattered during cooling and contraction . |
| 3 | If you are not prepared to project it properly , it is most likely that people will only see the wrong parts ! |
| 4 | Certainly , if one were to divide the primary school day up into " skills and frills " sections , as it often is by teachers and others , then it is highly likely that project work would come in the " frills " section . |
| 5 | Increased dot resolution is an area of great interest , it 's highly likely that Apple will move to the 406dpi standard before the end of the year . |
| 6 | If a proper level of justice is provided in prisons , then it is less likely that prisoners will behave in this way . |
| 7 | However , as a result of Russell v Northern Bank it is less likely that companies will be parties to such agreements lest any provision in the agreement is considered a fetter of the vendor 's statutory powers and the agreement is declared invalid . |
| 8 | It is hardly likely that Roe 's pump was still in working order , assuming it was left in , and a fresh unit must have been brought on site . |
| 9 | The Pauline Annalist reported a rumour that Arundel confessed to having plotted the death of the queen , but it is more likely that Mortimer saw him as a territorial rival in the Marches of Wales , where he had held the lordship of Chirk since the confiscations after Boroughbridge . |
| 10 | This is extremely unrealistic — it is more likely that firms will be able to meet some of the increased demand by working existing machines harder and using whatever excess capacity does exist . |
| 11 | Instead of packages , it is more likely that options based on a central processor and visual display unit will be offered , to enable buyers to spend more on input and output devices rather than on storage and printing facilities . |
| 12 | ‘ In the short run , it is possible that inflation will exceed the top of the target range during calendar 1993 , but it is more likely that inflation will remain in the 3 per cent to 4 per cent range in the absence of any unexpected shocks , ’ the report said . |
| 13 | Subsequent investigators have attempted to read deep , allegorical , psychological , and even transcendental meanings into the book ; it is more likely that Stoker merely intended to write a popular horror story by taking an ancient legend , placing it in a contemporary setting , and garnishing his tale with blood , thunder , and damsels in distress . |
| 14 | But it is more likely that Treasury officials are just sounding out reaction to possible measures . |
| 15 | Of course it is more likely that women rather than men would be in a position to offer such assistance ( Anderson , 1971 , pp. 139–44 ) . |
| 16 | It is more likely that delays are specific to the journals to which papers are submitted , and that if there are differences in publishing ‘ behaviour ’ between departments ( See 3.6 above ) , then these are probably the major factors influencing delays . |
| 17 | It is more likely that delays are specific to the journals to which papers are submitted , and that if there are differences in publishing ‘ behaviour ’ between departments ( See 3.6 above ) , then these are probably the major factors influencing delays . |
| 18 | In another 10 or 12 years , history will show that it is more likely that nation states will look after themselves to a greater extent than hitherto . |
| 19 | Campra , whose expressed aim was to combine French musical expression with Italian liveliness , was perhaps copying the acknowledged pioneer of the French cantata , Jean-Baptiste Morin : four of the 12 works in Morin 's first two collections ( 1706,1707 ) introduce only a change of mode from air to air by way of contrast , and in the others the only secondary keys used in principal movements are the relative , IV and V. But as Morin was an otherwise obscure figure it is more likely that Campra was pursuing his own ideals , themselves anchored in Lullian tradition . |
| 20 | In this case I think it is more likely that limestone deposition started in several or many different centres and spread outwards . |
| 21 | Remember , it 's more likely that youngsters may turn to drugs if they come from a home where the adults appear to be dependent on legal drugs like tobacco or alcohol . |
| 22 | The latter two sources are of uncertain reliability , while the Encomiast 's suppression of Emma 's previous marriage to Æthelred makes one suspicious of his entire treatment of the affair , but it is inherently likely that negotiations did take place , for Cnut was shrewd enough to appreciate that gaining Emma 's assistance against her sons without Richard 's goodwill would have been to leave the job half done . |
| 23 | In searching a small file it is also likely that users will enter a good many words which are correct but which the system does not know . |
| 24 | The scope of this judgment is such that it is also likely that member states are liable in damages where they act in breach of Community law which results in an individual or company suffering loss . |
| 25 | Moreover , it seems very likely that Anselm was referring to the search for relics conducted in secret by Osbern and Eadmer ; and it is also likely that Anselm had heard of the search from Eadmer himself . |
| 26 | It is also likely that interviews will generate further material ( old photographs , or old objects ) , which may be loaned to the school for the duration of the project . |
| 27 | It is also likely that power and water supplies would be disrupted . |
| 28 | As well as corporate crime undermining the public 's faith in the business world , it is also likely that crimes of bribery and corruption by large corporations affect the poorer , less powerful sections of society more than other sections . |
| 29 | Of course , it is feasible that the Greeks were more sharp-sighted than we are , and certainly their skies were clearer ; but it is equally likely that Merope has dimmed a fair deal over the past few thousand years — in other words , that it is a variable star with a period of at least several thousand years . |
| 30 | It is equally likely that Russia will need ECGD or comparative support in the months and years ahead , not just from this country but from others . |