Sentence examples for likely to test it from inspiring English sources

But credibility is a great peacekeeper, because enemies who trust your word are less likely to test it.

Bill Keller says "credibility is a great peacekeeper, because enemies who trust your word are less likely to test it" (column, Feb. 22).

Your siren is already functional, and you will likely want to test it before you decide to make it louder.

Although patients are more likely to test when their physicians suggest it [6], [9], many physicians do not do so because pretest counseling takes considerable time and discussing sexual and drug behaviors that risk transmission may be uncomfortable [10], [11], [12].

I know immediately that my mother is both a prime candidate and likely to test the technology to its limits.

It's more likely to test positive the more cocaine you do.

People most likely to test positive are those with a family history of breast cancer, especially when it hits young, as well as other cancers.

Dr. Roses said drug companies were likely to test their drugs on all patients and hope for a broad approval.

The process, Dr. Loeb said, is likely to test their strengths as a family and challenge their patience.

It is the potential for supercilious contempt in the politics, and the potential for earnest silliness in the visions that is likely to test the biographer's nerve.

Thus, individuals infected recently are likely to test as positive on a sensitive test but negative on a less sensitive test.