Example sentences of "[is] likely [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No government is likely to say at this juncture that it regards cars as an environmental menace and intends to reduce their numbers by so many per cent a year . |
| 2 | Each disc has a soft jelly-like centre , and if the outer layer is weakened for any reason , such as wear and tear or straining your back then the soft centre bulges backwards and is likely to press on one or more of the sciatic nerve roots . |
| 3 | It follows that a decision to restrict earnings in order to boost dividends is likely to lead to lower tax-approved maximum benefits . |
| 4 | However , drawing them to the attention of the group is likely to lead to instant denial . |
| 5 | Indeed , where the bank or other party refuses to co-operate and the offence is serious , or is likely to lead to substantial financial gain or loss to any person , the same act allows the police to search for evidence which has the intention of furthering a criminal purpose , and in such cases this provision overrides legal privilege . |
| 6 | This is likely to lead to radical changes in the committee 's procedures , which could be implemented next year . |
| 7 | Given the present state of understanding regarding the causes and appropriate forms of intervention for children with language difficulties , this kind of short-cut is likely to lead to inadequate assessment and ineffective treatment . |
| 8 | This is likely to lead to undue pressure on you and you will start to break from the programme and put on weight . |
| 9 | For instance , the ‘ coming of age ’ of a baby boom can be expected to lead to higher levels of migration towards the ‘ bright city lights ’ , while the subsequent increase in the numbers of young couples is likely to lead to greater demand for family-size housing and suburban residential locations . |
| 10 | While we know that putting young offenders in penal settings is likely to lead to poor results in terms of behaviour modification , it has the function of being a punitive symbol and keeping awkward clients out of circulation . |
| 11 | This labelling of some learners and teachers as ‘ unsatisfactory ’ is likely to lead to poor motivation and disengagement from the proper tasks of learning and teaching . |
| 12 | The availability of the new technology is likely to lead to two opposing tendencies in organizational behaviour . |
| 13 | The rise in sea level caused by global warming , for instance , is likely to lead to many deaths and to large changes in population , as a result of flooding . |
| 14 | This oversimplification is likely to lead to inappropriate curricula for many , and also to affect attitudes adversely through the labelling associated with allocation to a particular group , especially to a bottom set or stream . |
| 15 | However , any diet high in foods that contain few vitamins and minerals is likely to lead to some degree of illness . |
| 16 | The first constraint is likely to lead to more takeovers within the fragmented sector , while customer power and the environmental imperative together will require companies to innovate . |
| 17 | A move towards supporting business activities is likely to lead to more investment in favourable rather than more depressed economies , as the SDA attempts to assist ‘ winners ’ . |
| 18 | Gall bladders that contracted after a fatty stimulus were preferred , as previous experience suggests that stasis is likely to lead to recurrent stone formation . |
| 19 | Unless road pricing is applied to all roads , irrespective of their current state of congestion , it is likely to lead to further decentralisation as the motoring public and commerce move out to avoid extra transport costs . |
| 20 | The convenience of gas if it can stay price-competitive is likely to lead to further penetration of all heating markets . |
| 21 | But such behaviour is not obviously threatening ( although it is almost certainly disorderly ) , and it may be doubted whether a conviction of the section 4 offence is proper unless the conduct complained of is such that it is likely to lead to further violence . |
| 22 | The actual figure for applications in October was 4,400 and the number is likely to reach between 45,000 and 50,000 this year , whereas we used to receive 2,000 or 3,000 applications . |
| 23 | Mr Duff has looked at four possible open air venues but is likely to settle for one end of the Headlingley rugby pitch with 2,000 seats around the ring and the use of the stand . |
| 24 | That Hearts are still favourites to secure the UEFA Cup spot which is likely to go with that — the Edinburgh men have restored a two-point advantage and also have a game in hand — was down to a combination of Nicky Walker 's goalkeeping and , more significantly , inept finishing by United . |
| 25 | Concern about that is likely to spread beyond those immediately affected by the revelations about Robert Maxwell 's actions at Mirror Group Newspapers . |
| 26 | Upstream , production in 1993 is likely to remain at current levels , as a series of new fields come into production and offset the older declining fields . |
| 27 | One sort of policing which , almost by definition , is likely to remain beyond any form of democratic control is that concerned with the survival of the state itself . |
| 28 | The patient should be aware of this , otherwise he is likely to turn to several members of staff to discuss his difficulties . |
| 29 | The Government is likely to snatch at this vagueness in an attempt to discredit the new image of moderation Labour is keen to promote . |
| 30 | Something which is liked by the first person you show it to is likely to appeal to many more people . |