Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] unlikely that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said it was a very sad case but he added that if the Harrises do n't pay up this time it 's most unlikely that their eviction will be postponed again . |
| 2 | Although we know his nickname at college was Pagan , it 's still unlikely that we 'll find out just what Morse 's real first name is tonight . |
| 3 | It 's very unlikely that your body will be short of salt , but if it is , it will tell you so and you 'll crave salty foods . |
| 4 | And because of a very mild T S S infection , it 's very unlikely that my daughter will ever have another child , so I wholeheartedly support the composite motion , but want to emphasize what we as individuals must do . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's very unlikely that it survived the Civil War in 1919 , and even less likely that it was looted during the war and brought out of Russia in one piece . |
| 6 | Mr Gorbachev may not have the authority to send Soviet troops to non-Russian parts of his own country at this point , so it 's very unlikely that he could or would try to send ground forces to the Persian Gulf . |
| 7 | Erm , the rule of evidence is that it is inherently unlikely that anybody would make a statement against their own interest unless it was true . |
| 8 | It is most unlikely that there would be any conflict of interest between existing employees and newly-recruited young people . |
| 9 | Nixon 's ambitions were to crash on the rock of Watergate , but even without that disaster it is most unlikely that he would have come even close to fulfilling his mandate , In that , he would not , by any means , have been alone . |
| 10 | It was crucial to his remarkable success in winning the nomination of his party ; without that asset it is most unlikely that he would have secured his narrow victory over Gerald Ford , but it was his insistence on remaining an outsider in spirit that limited his accomplishments in office . |
| 11 | It is most unlikely that he will see any reason of that kind . |
| 12 | It is most unlikely that you would do this ! |
| 13 | It is most unlikely that you will have a complain that can not be settled amicably between us . |
| 14 | We will , of course , move as quickly as possible , but it is most unlikely that my right hon. and learned Friend will be in a position to make the first pay and conditions order under the new Act immediately upon the expiry of the 1987 Act on 31 March 1992 . |
| 15 | It may have been a recurrent nova , and although it is probably unlikely that it will ever come within binocular range , if it reappears at all , there is no harm in looking for it . |
| 16 | Moreover , it is also unlikely that it would be intelligible even to another adult . |
| 17 | Thus might the parents ponder but , as already stated , it is very unlikely that they will do so . |
| 18 | The other catering staff are non-committal , and it is very unlikely that they will be prepared to ‘ tell tales ’ against either Chrissie or Fred . |
| 19 | The chateau of Vincennes had no theatre , thus it is very unlikely that there was any kind of a pit from which the musicians could have played . |
| 20 | At this stage I take the view it is very unlikely that there 's anything in this expert evidence that will be of the slightest assistance to me and I 'm not going rule it out . |
| 21 | All of these are difficult because it is very unlikely that you will be able to dig down to collect the rabbits that the ferrets accumulate at the dead-ends of the burrows . |
| 22 | If you are HIV positive , it is very unlikely that you will pass the virus onto your baby during birth . |
| 23 | However , if you have not reached a good ‘ A ’ level standard in mathematics , then it is very unlikely that you will be able to cope with the actuarial examinations . |
| 24 | Statistically , Oxted Green ‘ B ’ can be denied promotion from division three but it is highly unlikely that they will fall in their last match . |
| 25 | ICBMs , nuclear submarines , tanks etc. , it is highly unlikely that they will ever become items of mass personal consumption as marketable commodities . |
| 26 | However popular such finely decorated silver plates may have been among the wealthy Britons , it is highly unlikely that they would be seen by the working potters , who would have had to rely on a more popular source for their repertoire . |
| 27 | If he achieves his ambitious growth targets it is bound to mean more jobs although it is highly unlikely that they will grow at the same rate — ‘ but it would be fairly substantial and it would be in Glasgow ’ . |
| 28 | They are able to do this because with a large number of depositors it is highly unlikely that they would all want to withdraw their deposits at the same time . |
| 29 | Er , we had a good look at , at the figures , although they were n't totally finalized we had a pretty good understanding of the situation and I think it is highly unlikely that we would er , seek to re-open any negotiations . |
| 30 | Since the report is expected to form the basis for an investigation and possible action by the Serious Fraud Office , it is highly unlikely that it will be published in full . |