Example sentences of "likely [to-vb] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Promotions in government service were likely to go to those officers who were able to make themselves useful politically , and if the connection between advancement and political activity was blatant in the case of Drummond , it was a link which long persisted , for even when revenue officers were deprived of the franchise , this did not materially alter the connection between holders of a revenue office and the politicians whose solicitations remained the usual route to advancement . |
| 2 | Those most likely to object to this solution are those who have chronic illnesses and are currently receiving care within the NHS . |
| 3 | Such virtues were also likely to appeal to many people of working age , especially if employment could be found in the growing service industries that had themselves decentralized . |
| 4 | With the mass media now part of everyday life and with arguments about bias and balance commonplace , the modern British subject is not likely to succumb to some Saddam sucker punch thrown by the third party from the corner of the living room . |
| 5 | The rise in sea level caused by global warming , for instance , is likely to lead to many deaths and to large changes in population , as a result of flooding . |
| 6 | The modalities are likely to lead to this remedy : |
| 7 | Speaking after a visit to Orkney this week , Harry Garland , BASW Scottish convener , said it ‘ would only lead to further distress for all concerned , and is not likely to lead to any clarification of the issues ’ . |
| 8 | However , any diet high in foods that contain few vitamins and minerals is likely to lead to some degree of illness . |
| 9 | The first constraint is likely to lead to more takeovers within the fragmented sector , while customer power and the environmental imperative together will require companies to innovate . |
| 10 | A move towards supporting business activities is likely to lead to more investment in favourable rather than more depressed economies , as the SDA attempts to assist ‘ winners ’ . |
| 11 | Most of the countries with viable alcohol programmes are likely to belong to this group . |
| 12 | Such a generalization is likely to apply to all police concentrating on a particular crime . |
| 13 | If the earning potential of an asset goes up , people will be likely to switch to that asset from others with a lower earning potential . |
| 14 | Dr Julia Thomason , a leading exponent of critical and creative thinking at Appalachian State University , North Carolina , says students are likely to react to this type of problem in one of four different ways : |
| 15 | Moving from left to right this establishes the proportion of each student registered on a field which is likely to contribute to each subject area 's FTE in each stage ( b , c ) , sets this against current FTEs ( agreed in the 1 November census — after some major ‘ servicing ’ arrangements are allowed for ; for example a high proportion of Stage I accounting is taught by staff from the catering fields ) ( a ) , and adds the likely effect of recruitment targets and combinations for September 1988 ( ij ) , to produce an FTE prediction for the next year ( m ) . |
| 16 | RAPE VICTIMS Newspapers should not identify victims of rape , or publish material likely to contribute to such identification . |
| 17 | The patient should be aware of this , otherwise he is likely to turn to several members of staff to discuss his difficulties . |