Example sentences of "[is] likely [to-vb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A court should be slow to draw any such inference , however , since Parliament has in section 4 indicated its intention that an offence should be committed only where the distribution of literature is likely to lead to the use of violence . |
| 2 | If a proposed merger is likely to lead to the merged firms having a market share greater than one quarter or alternatively involves assets in excess of £30 million , then it may be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 3 | Adrian Doherty , who missed the Monaghan match because he felt a slight twinge in his knee , is likely to return to the team this afternoon . |
| 4 | Dave Higgins , who missed Friday 's match with a stomach complaint , is likely to return to the Rovers defence but other changes will be at a minimum . |
| 5 | There is , however , a chasm between what is becoming technically possible , and the reality of what is likely to happen to the air on our city streets , where , according to Friends of the Earth , pollution levels regularly exceed WHO standards . |
| 6 | ( Clue : what is likely to happen to the rate of interest ? ) |
| 7 | NPAs can only negotiate voluntary management agreements with compensation to prevent environmentally damaging schemes from proceeding ; in 1984 , Snowdonia has objected to 3 schemes ; 2 are under negotiation for agreement and 1 is likely to go to the Minister . |
| 8 | In a hierarchy , a pointer is likely to refer to the owner record — on each lecturer record there could be a pointer to its owner , the head of department . |
| 9 | Neither the figure of Farrakhan nor that of Gadaffi is likely to appeal to the ethnocentric constituency , whose votes the National Front has traditionally sought . |
| 10 | Answer guide : As with item ( f ) above the question of the cost is important to discuss in terms of what future benefit is likely to accrue to the business . |
| 11 | The vendor is likely to agree to the target 's providing this information only if the purchaser enters into a confidentiality undertaking . |
| 12 | Indeed Bobby Gould is likely to stick to the team that won startlingly at Chelsea last Saturday . |
| 13 | The same is likely to apply to the second group . |