The phrase "are likely to borrow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a probability or expectation that someone will borrow something in the future.
Example: "Students who are facing financial difficulties are likely to borrow money to cover their tuition fees."
Alternatives: "are expected to borrow" or "are prone to borrowing".
Across New York, state and local governments are borrowing $750 million this year to finance their contributions to the state pension system, and are likely to borrow at least $1 billion more over the next year.
Statistically, people who use all available credit are likely to borrow beyond their capacity to repay.
Further, the wealthier you are, the more you are likely to borrow (until one gets very, very wealthy), because banks will lend you more and because you are likely to buy an expensive house and want to milk the tax advantages of a large mortgage.
Britain is likely to borrow an amount equal to more than 12% of GDP in this financial year unprecedented territory for a peacetime government.
The suit seeks to block publication on the grounds that the book is likely to borrow too heavily from Ms. Rowling's work, and interfere with her plans to publish her own encyclopedia on the wizarding world.
The new handset is likely to borrow the chips and cameras from the iPhone 6 and integrate new features — though it will probably leave out the iPhone 6s's pressure-sensitive display and won't offer any hints to what the iPhone 7 will look like.
That means, he adds, they're likely to borrow less in the future, keeping supply tight and prices firm.
PEOPLE who plan to watch Super Bowl XLV on Fox on Feb. 6 are likely to be, to borrow a word from the gossipmonger Walter Winchell, infanticipating.
If people think prices will rise tomorrow, they are likely to spend and borrow more today and to demand wage increases to offset the predicted rise in the cost of living.
Perversely, the places with the greatest distress are likely to see their borrowing costs rise most.
"Further healthy gains in employment and rising wages are likely to bolster buyer sentiment, while borrowing costs are expected to rise only gradually," Mr Gardner said.
