Example sentences of "[is] likely [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For large numbers come into the criminal justice system unnecessarily , erm that is likely to set back the progress which was made during the nineteen eighties and er increase and reinforce criminality . |
| 2 | At the least it is likely to drive up the cost of borrowing . |
| 3 | Coal is likely to make up the largest part of UK energy demand in the year 2000 at 32% , slightly more than oil at 30% . |
| 4 | However , a decisive full moon in your opposite sign of Libra on 10 April is likely to bring about the greatest changes in your life and even mark the end of one long-standing involvement . |
| 5 | The purchase of MTM is likely to wipe out the second-half profits of TVS this year . |