The phrase "are likely to precede" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is expected to happen before another event or action.
Example: "In the study of human behavior, certain emotional responses are likely to precede decision-making processes."
Alternatives: "are expected to come before" or "are probable to occur prior to".
Since metabolic changes under treatment are likely to precede anatomic alterations [3 5], FDG-PET/CT is actively investigated as a way to assess tumour response to chemotherapy (CT) and radiotherapy (RT) in lymphomas [6, 7], non-small cell lung [8 10], head and neck [11], and colorectal and breast cancers [12].
As pregnancy involves complicated and dynamic interactions between the endocrine and immune systems, it is possible that it could have differential effects on the development of an autoimmune disease depending on its timing or even complexity relative to the events that are likely to precede obvious clinical disease [1].
Moreover, brain changes are likely to precede cognitive changes, which would further explain this dissociation.
MRI findings are likely to precede clinical symptoms and support repeat MRI in the follow-up of a MOM hip.
Furthermore, metal allergies are likely to precede total hip arthroplasty in most patients, as sensitization usually occurs early in life.
The crypt defects observed in Rab8a knockout mice are likely to precede the apical transport abnormalities in enterocytes that are derived from the crypt progenitors.
But at a recent cocktail party in New York for another author's new book, Mr. Clinton told a reporter that his wife's memoir was likely to precede his.
Cannabis is a gateway drug: Although cannabis use is likely to precede the use of 'harder' drugs for most people, this doesn't mean that cannabis causes their use.
Accordingly, urinary adiponectin is likely to precede the onset of albuminuria.
Since the onset of atopic dermatitis occurs primarily in early childhood, and type 2 diabetes typically begins in adulthood, atopic dermatitis is likely to precede diabetes.
Low parental education is likely to precede the onset of a child's disabling condition and its association with a range of conditions (see online supplementary appendix) lends support to the explanation that SES is on the causal pathway.
