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The phrase "are likely to sharpen" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a probable increase in intensity, focus, or clarity regarding a particular subject or skill.
Example: "As the competition heats up, our strategies are likely to sharpen, leading to better performance."
Alternatives: "are expected to improve" or "are prone to enhance".
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Mr. Miliband's comments are likely to sharpen the debate behind closed doors about whether the E.U. needs a distinguished emissary to represent its leaders on the world stage.
During this downturn, as stress levels rise, workplace researchers say, bullies are likely to sharpen their elbows and ratchet up their attacks.
The findings are likely to sharpen the debate ahead of Scotland's referendum on independence which will take place on 15 November 2014.
They serve to undermine international respect for the rule of law and they are likely to sharpen radicalisation and conflict in what is already one of the most dangerous parts of the world.
The breach and its potential ties to Russian hackers are likely to sharpen concern, so far unproven, that Moscow is attempting to meddle in U.S. elections.
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This unwelcome news is likely to sharpen distinctions between them.
Getting a lot of them into games is likely to sharpen their skills.
That choice is likely to sharpen as the US economy continues its uneven, halting recovery.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's call for 20percentt cuts by most city agencies is likely to sharpen existing concerns about worker displacement.
The increasing price tag is likely to sharpen the Western debate over providing credits and other forms of economic assistance to Russia.
No one could accuse Corbyn of mimicking the Conservatives, and his win is likely to sharpen the ideological divide in the U.K.
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