Example sentences of "[adv] likely to say [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can examine whether the Social Attitudes Survey in 1984 finds the same pattern ; we might expect , on the basis of this reasoning , that the more educated people would be less likely to say that they would break an unjust law . |
| 2 | Taking into account the fact that they made fewer comments about individual types of credit than men , women 's comments were more likely to be that they did not know how a type of credit worked than men 's ; and less likely to say that it was easy to understand and use . |
| 3 | Moreover , it was those that were most likely to suffer long periods of unemployment and non-employment and for whom early retirement was a realistic option , i.e. those aged 60–64 , who were most likely to say that it would be very effective in dealing with unemployment : 46 per cent , compared with 34 per cent of the 55–59 age-group and 30 per cent of those under 30 . |
| 4 | For example , they are the most likely to say that the balance of power is now tipped too much in favour of women and that women with young children should n't work . |
| 5 | These men tend to be more confident that they can make their desires known to their partners , whereas those who did n't enjoy their introduction to sex are among the most likely to say that they ca n't express what they want . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm hardly likely to say that they 're slim , am I , Stew ? ’ said Jack . |
| 7 | This indicated that Inner London and County libraries were most likely to regard themselves as offering formal induction training , County libraries were more likely to say that they offered formal training of most types , and that Outer London and Metropolitan libraries made most distinction between training offered to professional and non-professional staff , Scottish , Welsh and Northern Ireland libraries , least . |
| 8 | Libraries with no training officers were more likely to say that decisions were made by chief executives , and to specifically note that local authority approval was needed . |
| 9 | As Appendix II , and indeed the main survey results , make clear , it is not necessarily low income which makes credit at the same time both an obvious refuge and an unduly heavy burden — though in the main survey we found that in general people on low incomes were more likely to say that they were worried about money than people on high incomes . |
| 10 | But even allowing for this , current users of credit cards were much more likely than non-users to say they are easy to understand and use , convenient and make shopping simple ; and more likely to say that they encourage people to spend too much . |
| 11 | It is interesting to note that detailed cross-tabulations of the main survey data ( not included in Appendix 1 ) showed that in general people who consider credit to be ‘ occasionally necessary ’ ( rather than either convenient or sensible , or never a good thing ) were more likely to say that any of the types would be difficult to arrange . |
| 12 | This understanding may be due to the farmers being highly tolerant because there are so few walkers , but if you 've ever sat down to have a chat with a shepherd on the windy fellsides you might be more likely to say that tolerance and friendliness is in their nature . |
| 13 | Those who did respond were much more likely to say that little or no contribution was fair . |
| 14 | The working-class housewife is more likely to say that she ‘ likes ’ or ‘ does n't mind ’ housework , and the typical middle-class response is one of dislike . |
| 15 | Hough and Mayhew ( 1988 ) regard these figures as underestimates and Worrall and Pease ‘ s ( 1986 ) re-analysis of the BCS data which looked at all crimes , and attempted crimes , involving contact and where the victim could identify whether or not they knew the offender , found that women were much more likely to say that they knew the offender well and that the offender was a spouse in nearly 40 per cent of cases . |
| 16 | Upper socio-economic single girls were much more likely to say that they did not use soap and water because it would ruin their skin . |
| 17 | Migrants were more likely to say that a course would help them change career direction or , if they were currently unemployed , help them get a job . |
| 18 | Again , the detailed survey cross-tabulations showed that , when they did have comments to make , old people , unskilled manual workers and — particularly , though hardly surprisingly — people without bank accounts were all specially likely to say that bank loans would be difficult to arrange . |
| 19 | They are also the most likely to describe themselves as well endowed , through the least likely to say that size is important to women . |