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Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

If your Facebook newsfeed is anything like mine, you're likely aware that there is now a greater threat to us than perhaps even ISIS.

By now, you're likely aware of most Transportation Security Administration rules, like a required photo ID and a three-ounce limit on liquids, so there's no reason not to be organized when you approach the security checkpoint.

Cowspiracy, read those George Monbiot-type articles about how meat production is catastrophically bad for the environment, or just listened to someone at a party go on about how Food, Inc. was, like, so dark it almost made him or her give up eating burgers, you're likely aware of the ramifications of industrial animal farming.

By now, you're likely aware that the original malware attack originated from leaked code developed by the National Security Administration.

You're likely aware of Foursquare, the location-based service that turns checking-in to venues into a game of sorts.

As you're likely aware if you're reading this post, RIM has been the center of government ire in a few countries (most prominently the UAE, India, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia), which have threatened to ban Blackberry devices if RIM doesn't provide them reasonable access to users' data.

"As you are likely aware, Mali has entered a state of emergency," the organisers said in a statement.

If you're in Seattle, you are likely aware of Sub Pop's upcoming SP20 music festival, starting (kind of) tonight.

You are likely aware of, or even angry about, this.

If that loop is all too familiar to you, you are likely aware that stopping cold turkey is extremely difficult -- even for the strongest of wills.

Unless you have been living on a remote island with no internet connection for the past few weeks (months or years), you are likely aware of the upcoming premiere of "Fifty Shades of Grey", the movie.