be likely to affect
Frequency: 9.230.0 per million words
Used to indicate a high probability of influencing something.
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- The proposed changes are likely to affect the environment.
- The new trade policies are likely to affect small businesses the most.
- This new medication is likely to affect patients' sleep patterns.
- A change in leadership is likely to affect the team's morale.
- Climate change is likely to affect future generations significantly.
- That decision, which was likely to affect everyone, was made in secret.
- How is this policy likely to affect our quarterly earnings?
- If the drought continues, it is likely to affect crop yields across the region.
- The study examines factors that are likely to affect student performance.
- Moving to a new city is likely to affect your social life in many ways.