Example sentences of "are likely [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , uncertainties about the planning posture towards a proposal and doubts about local local authorities ' ability to approve a site are likely to deter potential investors at an early stage . |
| 2 | FEW PEOPLE WAITING EXPECTANTLY to board the passenger liner QE2 for the holiday of a lifetime are likely to give much thought to the part that ICI 's Chlor-chemicals business will be playing in their journey . |
| 3 | If it is later decided to compare primaries , then equal-sized samples from each are likely to give greatest precision . |
| 4 | By and large Alex and I think these developments are likely to give tangible gains and could well become a priority for implementation . |
| 5 | The discussion groups ( made up of people who used or at least wanted to use credit ) suggest that while Asians may be relatively well informed about credit and particularly likely to use bank loans , West Indians are likely to use on-the-spot credit sources such as hire purchase . |
| 6 | The council recommended that metering start in areas worst affected by shortages , with households that are likely to use large amounts , such as large houses with big gardens , connected first . |
| 7 | As a consequence , social rates of return are likely to exceed private rates of return to R&D if agents operate independently , and too little R&D will be undertaken . |
| 8 | From an economic point of view , the private benefits to the successful innovator are likely to exceed social benefits even if the latter are positive because many innovations , particularly on the product development as opposed to the process/new technology side , do not offer strong benefits to investors aside from existing instruments . |
| 9 | They are likely to substitute another sound . |
| 10 | Most pumps have filters attached to their input in order to gather debris and algae that are likely to cause mechanical problems . |
| 11 | It was reported on Feb. 2 that an emergency session of the Moldavian Supreme Soviet Presidium on Jan. 31 had declared a six-month moratorium on " all political events which are likely to cause interethnic strife " . |
| 12 | Sadly , some of the things we most look forward to during summer are just those which are likely to cause allergic reactions . |
| 13 | Sadly , some of the things we most look forward to eating as the weather warms up are just those which are likely to cause allergic reactions . |
| 14 | One particular area in which technical terms are likely to cause some problems is that of grammar : and here we shall follow the terminology and general view of grammar presented in Quirk and Greenbaum 's University Grammar of English . " |
| 15 | But it is the language of the statement and the comments attributed to Edwards that are likely to cause further friction between him and both local climbers — with whom he has been in conflict in the past — and the BMC . |
| 16 | Because of the uncertainties ahead , which are likely to cause more difficulties for smaller companies , the bulk of the trust 's portfolio is , at present , mainly in the larger blue chip companies . |
| 17 | Inner-city riots , the politics of nationalism , peace protests , community action , and the emergence of single-issue movements around the felt concerns of blacks , women , the youthful , and the disenchanted , may not prove to be permanent features on the political scene but whilst they are around they are likely to defy easy incorporation into the snugness of the state . |
| 18 | For example , people who habitually discount compliments are likely to form negative beliefs about themselves . |
| 19 | We are likely to see more agreements offering better deals to part-timers , to entice mothers back to work , as the demographic changes begin to bite . |
| 20 | Note that the children have seen that the outcome of the game can not be pre-planned , and are likely to take this understanding with them to the Example continued drama itself . |
| 21 | General checklists or weighting systems not based on such an understanding are likely to do more harm than good . |
| 22 | A possible change , still to be approved by the Committee and the AGM , is that Vic Smith and I are likely to do this job jointly in future . |
| 23 | A crucial Keynesian assumption is that if holders of speculative money balances decide to hold their wealth in some other form , they are likely to purchase financial assets since these are taken to be closer substitutes for money than other types of assets . |
| 24 | In enclosed basins water-loading by lakes may further contribute to subsidence , though their effect will be far more ephemeral than sediment loading as they are likely to undergo repeated phases of growth and desiccation due to changes in climate . |
| 25 | Weber 's analysis also suggests that as they develop and become more bureaucratic ( see Chapter 3 ) , societies are likely to replace khadi justice with more rational and predictable forms of justice . |
| 26 | And other royals such as Prince Charles are likely to cancel any leisure plans they had while the family crisis summit goes ahead . |
| 27 | Even after the release of the original data , our datasets are likely to retain some value , since it would require considerable effort to reproduce them . |
| 28 | We are likely to repeat previous styles to get us through the pain , but a point can be reached where the old ways no longer work . |
| 29 | This is a move which is to be welcomed , for with greater harmonisation of policies industry will be able to operate more efficiently through being able to plan within an environment of greater certainty , and will be more secure in the knowledge that its domestic and international operations are likely to receive compatible treatment from the respective authorities . |
| 30 | This is a haematoma and if it is in an area where you are likely to receive further knocks , you should withdraw from the competition . |