Sentence examples for was likely to please from inspiring English sources

The winner of the Carnegie Medal was likely to please 12-year-old boys with an appetite for gore, but it also dealt with issues of truth.

The action, by Mining Minister Wahidullah Shahrani, was likely to please his supporters in the West, including the United States, who made greater openness in the Afghan government's financial dealings a condition of billions of dollars in development assistance and aid money pledged earlier this year.

Although Mr. Muhammad, picked up over the weekend, had lost much of his standing in the Pakistan Taliban over the past few years, his arrest was likely to please Pakistani officials and further improve the already warming relations between Kabul and Islamabad.

The move is likely to please Third Point, the hedge fund that sought Mr. Thompson's ouster.

The cabernet ($32) is likely to please fans of the Hargraves' Bordeaux style.

That is likely to please no one, least of all the city council, which may tire of doling out pain.

First, among the suspects that Pakistan has detained are two known Lashkar leaders, which is likely to please India.

That position would be likely to please Washington, which is looking for signs that Pakistan is serious about cracking down on militants.

After they click on images of cars, kitchens and landscapes, a magic curator somewhere in the cyberdepths assembles a portfolio of works that are likely to please.

Either option is likely to please shareholders and, bar the usual excuses of hot/cold weather hitting sales, Greggs the Baker's future looks far from taxing.

He has made a point of virtually always conducting from memory, and his kinetic podium style and forceful interpretive personality are likely to please patrons who prize showmanship.