Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] unlikely [that] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from anything else Okapi systems do not use machine readable cataloguing ( MARC ) files , and it is unlikely that a MARC tape conversion program will be supplied . |
| 2 | The spoken word is a different skill than the written one and it is unlikely that a press release will be used as it stands . |
| 3 | For example , it is unlikely that a Banking dictionary would have sufficient coverage to aid the recognition of medical texts , regardless of how suitable the collocations were . |
| 4 | As our findings indicate that traditional farming techniques cause significant erosion , it is unlikely that a return to prehispanic farming methods would solve the problem of environmental degradation . |
| 5 | However it is unlikely that a set of rules to explain how general language is processed will be available in the foreseeable future . |
| 6 | In the real world , it is unlikely that a product has clear advantages over its competition on all points , and it is clearly part of the selling function for the salesperson to emphasise those superior features and benefits which his product possesses . |
| 7 | However , theoretical and experimental studies of the accretional processes show that it is unlikely that a body with the low mass of the Moon could have accreted in less than about 10 Ma . |
| 8 | In a word like pack for example , it is unlikely that a pattern recogniser , no matter how accurate , will be able to say if the correct sequence of letters is pack , paclc , or padc . |
| 9 | Indeed , it is unlikely that a prosecution in these circumstances would be launched . |
| 10 | The pragmatist might acknowledge this point but would offer the further thought that , under normal circumstances , it is unlikely that a flea 's stray garment could be mistaken for anything else , and that the flea. its garments and any other intimately associated paraphernalia would be more sensibly and helpfully handled as a single record . |
| 11 | This was understandable , because it is unlikely that an adjournment would have achieved much . |
| 12 | It is unlikely that an adjournment will be granted in these circumstances unless there are particularly compelling reasons . |
| 13 | Endoscopic surveillance of treated and untreated asymptomatic ulcers has indicated that 75% persist unhealed over many months , and so it is unlikely that an endoscopy every four months would have missed many . |
| 14 | Because of the accounting principle of conservatism , it is unlikely that an accounting system would recognize revenue merely on receipt of an order . |
| 15 | In conclusion , the law is very uncertain in this whole area and it is unlikely that an action against a third party tippee for insider dealing will be brought or succeed . |
| 16 | Bringing his voice under control he suggested it was unlikely that a man of O'Hara 's established reputation would want to appear in the provinces . |
| 17 | The sheer scale of military involvement was bound to place a major strain on her resources , and it was unlikely that a Japan that had been unable to achieve a Chinese surrender in four years when her military efforts were largely concentrated on that country would be able to secure a military victory now that many of her resources were diverted elsewhere . |