Example sentences of "is likely [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many older people have never had a satisfactory sexual relationship , for a variety of reasons , and if this is so there is no reason to believe that the period of old age is likely to see new beginnings in this respect . |
| 2 | The new climate in Xianjiang Province in northwest China is likely to turn large areas of steppe into desert . |
| 3 | So a week in which the former partner misses his child support payment is likely to cause substantial problems ; likewise the period while benefits are being assessed or re-assessed . |
| 4 | The " pick-a-landlord " scheme is likely to pose considerable problems for dementia sufferers and those advising them . |
| 5 | For example , the modelling of the corporate sector , particularly allowing for imperfect competition , is likely to pose formidable problems . |
| 6 | Each of these three relationships is likely to generate competitive mailings for credit products . |
| 7 | Unless stopped at once it is likely to upset friendly relations existing between Australia and England . |
| 8 | Sequential attention to goals allows organizations to resolve conflicts : ‘ Just as a political organization is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ go left ’ and ‘ go right ’ by first doing one and then the other , the business firm is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ smooth production ’ and ‘ satisfy consumers ’ by first doing one and then the other' ( Cyert and March , 1963 , p. 118 ) . |
| 9 | Sequential attention to goals allows organizations to resolve conflicts : ‘ Just as a political organization is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ go left ’ and ‘ go right ’ by first doing one and then the other , the business firm is likely to resolve conflicting pressures to ‘ smooth production ’ and ‘ satisfy consumers ’ by first doing one and then the other' ( Cyert and March , 1963 , p. 118 ) . |
| 10 | The observation that despite increased stool frequency , stool weight was not greater in the patients is likely to reflect dietary changes , which inevitably occur in patients with a long history of diarrhoea . |
| 11 | USL is currently looking at the commercial requirements for productising ANDF in a future iteration of Unix SVR4 , which is likely to include bundled installers . |
| 12 | Harvard has a reputation as the premier medical school in North America , and the fact that it has chosen to introduce sweeping changes in its course is likely to make other schools take stock of what it is doing . |
| 13 | What does emerge from it is that Norris 's way of reading Derrida is likely to make considerable demands on the reader . |
| 14 | Any Graphical User Interface is likely to make heavy demands on a PC , and Windows is probably the heaviest of them all . |
| 15 | As his comments show , failure to specify with reasonable accuracy the input to any proposed variable is likely to obscure existing patterns of variation between speakers ; |
| 16 | I understand that he is likely to bring forward proposals in a ten-minute Bill in the not-too-distant future and I will listen to that debate with great interest . |
| 17 | The period around the 12th is likely to bring negative responses or sour grapes , culminating with the Full Moon on the 16th when an argument or heart-to-heart will take place . |
| 18 | The small , bouncing stretch routine is likely to introduce minute tears in muscle fibres and so should be avoided . |
| 19 | In either case , the cost of individual negotiation may be justified in light of the value of the anticipated trading between the business and the particular customer ; moreover , individual negotiation is likely to offer commercial advantages by promoting a harmonious relationship between business and customer and , in the event of any dispute arising , the terms of the contract are more likley to withstand judicial scrutiny , both at common law and under the UCTA 1977 . |
| 20 | No method for the precise manipulation of the embryo in utero has been devised and so most experiments are carried out either in vitro or in an ectopic site in vivo , neither of which is likely to provide optimal conditions for normal differentiation and morphogenesis . |
| 21 | These studies are important not only for recurrent stone disease but also because a knowledge of gall stone recurrence is likely to provide valuable clues about the pathogenesis and treatment of primary gall stone disease . |
| 22 | In emphasising the significance of the ‘ socio-political context ’ , Grant and Wallace point out that the existence of a pro-labour climate is likely to encourage high levels of violence . |
| 23 | Others think that the only test of fairness in politics is the test of result , that no procedure is fair unless it is likely to produce political decisions that meet some independent test of justice . |
| 24 | It would seem that the growing tendency towards stabling horses all day inside barns or sheds , where their visual stimulation is dramatically reduced , is likely to produce increasing numbers of overanxious or fearful horses , who behave inappropriately in the outside world . |
| 25 | Given that the expectations of professionals about what disabled people can actually achieve has always been pathetically low , almost any intervention system which raises expectations is likely to produce similar results . |
| 26 | Art historians and archaeologists explain that only persistent contact between civilisations is likely to produce far-reaching changes of direction . |
| 27 | Global warming is likely to produce significant changes in Britain 's wild flora , according to research by the environmental group , Plantlife . |
| 28 | Any collusion amongst member firms ( implicit or explicit ) in relation to commissions is likely to produce operational inefficiencies . |
| 29 | The strike is likely to have knock-on effects causing some delays for travellers tomorrow , with rolling stock likely to be left out of position as a result of today 's stoppage . |
| 30 | Carbohydrate-based drugs fall into several categories including polysaccharides , oligosaccharides , monosaccharide derivatives and cyclodextrins , and each category is likely to have distinct applications including anti-viral , anti-bacterial and anti-thrombotic uses in various cardiovascular applications . |