Example sentences of "[be] likely [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , a Marxist perspective would be likely to view the individual 's relation to the means of production as a more relevant determinant of attitude and behaviour ( including linguistic behaviour ) than his or her position in a stratified society . |
| 2 | This would be likely to include the tracking through services and follow-up of groups of clients , through detailed description and in depth interviewing of professionals , clients , and carers , and would be designed to get closer to measures of quality of care and of outcome . |
| 3 | Equally , we would seldom be likely to use the word acrobatic of acrobats themselves or their doings except , precisely , on occasions when they are exercising their special skills — the rest of the time we may speak of them , if a description is needed at all , as large , or rich , or charming , as standing on his dignity , or asking for black coffee , or younger than Aunt Mary , and so on . |
| 4 | Planning would be likely to highlight the need for an effective staff-development policy so that existing staff were able to contribute more actively to the implementation of the School Development Plan and thus to the changing needs of the school . |
| 5 | 7.1 Warranty re-convictions The Tenant warrants that prior to the execution of this Lease [ it ] has disclosed to the Landlord in writing any conviction judgment or finding of any court or tribunal relating to the Tenant ( or any director or other officer or major shareholder of the Tenant ) of such a nature as to be likely to affect the decision of any insurer or underwriter to grant or to continue insurance of any of the Insured Risks The landlord may wish to include this in order to protect its position resulting from insurance contracts being uberrimae fidei , with the resultant obligation to disclose to the insurers material facts within its actual or presumed knowledge . |
| 6 | 7.7.6 to give notice to the Landlord immediately upon the happening of any event which might affect any insurance policy on or relating to the Premises or upon the happening of any event against which the Landlord may have insured under this Lease The following amendment should be considered : … immediately upon becoming aware of the happening of any event … 7.7.7 immediately to inform the Landlord in writing of any conviction judgment or finding of any court or tribunal relating to the Tenant ( or any director other officer or major shareholder of the Tenant ) of such a nature as to be likely to affect the decision of any insurer or underwriter to grant or to continue any such insurance The requirement to notify the landlord in respect of convictions should be deleted for the reason stated above . |
| 7 | ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities . |
| 8 | Furthermore , a history of failure in an important aspect of one 's life will also be likely to affect the meaning and interpretation put on further failures , and increases the likelihood that in the context of the person 's life , the event will pose a marked and long-term threat of loss — in the first example above , of the possibility of becoming a parent . |
| 9 | If you went to an estate agent you may if they 're willing to er have one or two estate agent staff to help you out and if you went to a golf club you would be likely to have the pro or the secretary help you out . |
| 10 | Such changes would be likely to increase the incidence of some of these conditions , as well as of births to women who do not report , or even discover , their unwanted pregnancies until late in gestation ( see Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1984 ) . |
| 11 | Mr Haywood backed chief public protection officer David Jones who said Powergen would be likely to win the appeal . |
| 12 | The following factors should be taken into account : ( a ) any foreign element in the case which would be likely to require the guardian ad litem to make inquiries , or take other action , outside the jurisdiction of the court ; ( b ) the likely burden on the guardian where he has to represent several children in the proceedings ; ( c ) the existence of proceedings relating to the child in any other Division of the High Court in which the Official Solicitor is representing the child ; and ( d ) any other relevant circumstances . |
| 13 | This would have the effect of segregating and splitting the market and would be likely to attract the attention of the Commission , particularly if one of the licensees objects ( perhaps the one having the least advantageous terms in its licence agreement ) . |
| 14 | But it may be likely to provoke the victim into the use of violence , in which case it would be caught by the section . |
| 15 | A matter is " material " if knowledge of the matter would be likely to influence the user of the financial statements . |
| 16 | Indirectly , of course , the fuller relationship which a whole portfolio of partnership activities offers will be likely to influence the enthusiasm with which 16–19 partnership undertakings occur . |
| 17 | The question , always , is whether the words , in their published context , would be likely to lower the plaintiff in the minds of ordinary , decent readers . |
| 18 | The emplacement of over a million tonnes of alkali-rich cementitious material into a saturated groundwater environment would be likely to make the groundwater more alkaline . |
| 19 | any motor vehicle when it is being used for fire brigade , ambulance or police purposes or for defence purposes ( including civil defence purposes ) if compliance with this Regulation would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion |
| 20 | the laying , erection , alteration or repair in or near to any road of any sewer , or any main , pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas , water or electricity , of any telegraph or telephone wires , cables , posts or supports or of the apparatus of any electric transport undertaking if , in any such case , compliance with this Regulation would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion . |