be likely to happen

常見(jiàn)例句

But this would be likely to happen only if that industry (or company) was sick or shrinking;
但是這種情況只有在該產(chǎn)業(yè)（或公司）病入膏肓或者龜縮時(shí)才有可能；
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One of the Titans, whose name was Prometheus, was wiser than the rest. He often thought about what would be likely to happen in the future.
泰坦中有一個(gè)名叫普羅米修斯，他是巨人中最聰明的，時(shí)常思考將來(lái)會(huì)發(fā)生什么。
The tragedy of "a frog in tepid water" will be more likely to happen in China.
所以溫水煮蛙的悲劇很容易在中國(guó)上演。

There has to be a sense, moving from sentence to sentence, that something is likely to happen next.
必須有一種感覺(jué)，從一句話(huà)到另一句話(huà)，認(rèn)為接下來(lái)會(huì)發(fā)生什么。
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However, consider what already happens at popular comprehensives, and would be likely to happen if a grammar school had to drop its entrance exam.
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At the same time, however, democracy makes it much easier for a substantial and implacable minority to make sure things don't happen, and that seems likely to be the case with plans for more nuclear power.
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But a final version of the bill will need to be worked out in conference between House and Senate leaders, which is likely to happen sometime next month.
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