Example sentences of "is likely [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither the eye of an insect or a human is likely to detect the deception until the mantis moves . |
| 2 | What is more , the remedy advised is likely to compound the problem . |
| 3 | Lack of understanding by family members and doctors is likely to compound the problem . |
| 4 | Ian Rush is likely to lead the attack , despite speculation that his place was under threat but £2.3m Paul Stewart could be relegated to the bench . |
| 5 | It is likely to form the basis for an assertion that the injury was not inflicted with the requisite intent . |
| 6 | Taylor is likely to retain the side that drew 1–1 with Norway . |
| 7 | Thus if the Ming Vase is lent to the taxpayer repayable on demand ( so to say ) then if the taxpayer does in fact have the use for the entire year then the type of rental likely to be charged on such a letting in the market ( duly discounted because the trustees can call back the vase on demand ) is likely to comprise the benefit under s740 . |
| 8 | But she has come to terms with Britain belonging to the European Community and is likely to back the introduction of proportional representation . |
| 9 | Suppose he notes that Elmer is likely to use the inheritance in ways that will benefit the community more than any use Goneril and Regan are likely to make of it . |
| 10 | The important decisions to be reached at the design stage may be seen in terms of five basic questions : a ) What is the general theme or topic ? b ) Who is likely to use the information ? c ) What kinds of questions will they ask ? d ) What kind of information will they need ? e ) What should the information look like ? |
| 11 | Who is likely to use the information ? |
| 12 | So it is likely to use the right of return as a bargaining chip over territorial concessions , unless it believes it is strong enough to obtain both territory and a return . |
| 13 | But neither shock treatment of that kind , nor a rallying cry from captain Julian Dicks is likely to save the East London club from relegation to the Second Division . |
| 14 | A court is likely to take the availability of insurance into account in assessing the reasonableness of any exclusion or limitation of liability ; where liability is subject to a financial limit , the court is expressly directed to have regard to the availability of insurance ( UCTA 1977 , s11(4) ( b ) ) . |
| 15 | Where major investment decisions are concerned ( say , in the purchase of a completely new computer-based data processing and management information system ) , the Board of Directors is likely to take the responsibility . |
| 16 | But they concede this is likely to take the form , sooner or later , of a less demanding timetable of deficit cuts . |
| 17 | Mrs Robinson is scheduled to be in Britain from Wednesday to Friday , and is likely to see the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Thursday . |
| 18 | But tampering with lifetime employment policies , and pushing unemployment upwards , is likely to affect the morale of a workforce that has always been Japan 's most valuable asset . |
| 19 | The most important factor that is likely to affect the exchange rate in the short term is interest rates . |
| 20 | This borrowing is likely to affect the money supply . |
| 21 | The implications of the medical diagnosis in so far as it is likely to affect the child 's education will need to be considered and attention given to the prognosis , especially if it involves the possibility of progressive deterioration of sight . |
| 22 | LORD ATKIN : The ordinary blackmailer normally threatens to do what he has a perfect right to do-namely , communicate some compromising conduct to a person whose knowledge is likely to affect the person threatened . |
| 23 | ‘ I think I 've a perfect right to ask , certainly when an employee 's lifestyle is likely to affect the company , ’ he finished pompously . |
| 24 | This in turn is likely to affect the development and use of new technology , not just at the work-place but throughout the enterprise as a whole . |
| 25 | As I understand it , MacAlpine is likely to withdraw the planning application for limited working it made last year and concentrate on pursuing its Interim Development Order application with Dyfed County Council . |
| 26 | Where an employer is the victim of industrial action his primary purpose in embarking on litigation is usually ( and this is likely to remain the case notwithstanding the extension of tort liability to trade unions ) to get an injunction . |
| 27 | For various reasons it has proved impractical to find or create any alternative access to the port and that is likely to remain the position at least until the third Medway crossing and northern link road project comes to pass . |
| 28 | The 795-page catalogue is worth the journey to Venice by itself , and is likely to remain the layman 's definitive Celtic history book for some time to come . |
| 29 | At present , a recipient of Invalidity Benefit is likely to lose the whole of this income transfer as soon as they enter employment . |
| 30 | If the matter was not dealt with at an earlier stage , the vendor is likely to ask the purchaser and perhaps its advisers to enter a confidentiality agreement before the investigations start . |