Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] [prep] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | French coal production is likely to fall by nearly 40% by 1990 and to halve by the year 2000 . |
| 2 | Oil demand is likely to fall by around 12% to some 64 million tonnes per year , largely due to continued reduction in the use of oil for heat and steam raising . |
| 3 | Construction of the dam , which is likely to cost at least $20 billion , will flood 600 kilometres of river valley and displace more than a million people . |
| 4 | When Helena Levy died earlier this year the Trust was delighted to find that this generosity had extended to leaving seven-eighths of her estate to the Trust — a sum likely to amount to nearly £5 million . |
| 5 | An aspiring university teacher appointed in his early 20s is likely to earn at least £4,000 less than an articled clerk in a City solicitors ' firm . |