Example sentences of "[conj] it seems unlikely that " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may not matter with mortality data , where it seems unlikely that there would be very rapid transformation in the main causes of death . |
| 2 | Although it seems unlikely that lay people could get involved with the detailed engineering design of major projects , given proposals for a specific local project their general interest can sometimes expand to include not only a concern for the siting , appearance and general design of the system but also an interest in the more general policy issues : for example , is the proposed project the best investment option ; what are the alternatives ? |
| 3 | The law is still unclear on the legal rights of human fertilised ova ( zygotes ) and even foetuses , so that it seems unlikely that animals will have legal rights for many years . |
| 4 | But it is striking how little , either in internal reports or in those of the Sopade , the ‘ Jewish Question ’ figures in remarks about Hitler 's popular standing , and it seems unlikely that it formed , for most ‘ ordinary ’ Germans , the main reason for their adulation of the Führer . |
| 5 | The report estimates that most universities need maintenance costing several million pounds , and it seems unlikely that this money will be forthcoming . |
| 6 | He went into motor racing for the fun of it and it seems unlikely that he ever took it as seriously as others thought it should be taken . |
| 7 | Community care is being used as a euphemism for family care and it seems unlikely that recent policy developments will alter the basic pattern . |
| 8 | At least the politicians who told the story can hardly have believed it , and it seems unlikely that people swallowed whole everything that they were told by their masters in antiquity , any more than they do now . |
| 9 | Cannabis was widely used in the Middle East during this period , and it seems unlikely that the practice in itself would seem remarkable enough to cause any comment among Arabs . |
| 10 | It is evident that Ollier ( 1981 ) , although making a plea for a more evolutionary geomorphology , does not cite the quantitatively expressed geophysical research and it seems unlikely that geomorphology can contribute in such areas unless it is willing to adopt the methods and language of other practitioners . |
| 11 | Though we did not measure reticulocyte counts in our patients there was no evidence from the blood films of significant reticulocytosis or polychromasia and it seems unlikely that this explanation might have contributed to our results . |
| 12 | However , administration of the scheme is costly in terms of time and it seems unlikely that it would be feasible to operate it on a large scale . |
| 13 | Perhaps , as with the Abyssinian episode , public opinion might have been sufficient to temporarily deflect the leaders of the National government from their chosen course , but it seems unlikely that Chamberlain 's government would have been so easily , or temporarily , blown off the course of appeasement . |
| 14 | But it seems unlikely that decline will be halted without change . |
| 15 | But it seems unlikely that the county 's total wintering population often exceeds some 500 birds , and complete counts made each January from 1972 to 1976 usually recorded smaller numbers , with 165 in 1972 , 215 in 1973 , 285 in 1974 , 490 in 1975 ; but 761 in 1976 . |
| 16 | But it seems unlikely that many customers will rely solely on the private network , instead using it in tandem with British Telecom 's lines . |
| 17 | But it seems unlikely that it is often so , and it would be a mistake to extrapolate to other cases of mental illness which have been given the same diagnostic labels . |
| 18 | But it seems unlikely that many GLC councillors had foreseen such a public debate between different lesbian and gay ‘ communities of interest ’ , when they approved the funding for the centre . |
| 19 | The final phrase carried a suggestion that they might be willing to fight for the League , but it seems unlikely that this thought had crossed the minds of many of the young gentlemen who voted for it . |
| 20 | For several years he drew a salary as distributor of stamps in Ireland , but it seems unlikely that he was one of the Irish Brookes . |
| 21 | Some prisoners have been paid compensation — for example when the prison authorities have failed to protect them adequately from fellow prisoners — but it seems unlikely that any actions based on generally bad conditions will ever succeed in the courts . |
| 22 | Early access appears to be a property of human speech processing , but it seems unlikely that it is a necessary characteristic . |
| 23 | Estimates of total enrolment vary , but it seems unlikely that there were less than 100,000 Sunday school pupils by 1800 . |
| 24 | While it seems unlikely that any regional system will be developed , it is important to note that most government departments with responsibilities for local services have systems of regional offices . |
| 25 | The first three gospels contain no reference to Christ 's having made any such great discourses as fill chapters 13–16 of St John , and since it seems unlikely that the author of the Gospel took notes during the utterance of this sublime discourse , we have to assume them to be a literary creation . |
| 26 | Since it seems unlikely that we can generate in the foreseeable future materials that are structurally similar to natural tissue , while having the most appropriate functional properties , the possibility has emerged of using traditional or advanced materials as functional substrates and modifying their surfaces , with biological components or their analogues , to provide optimal biocompatibility. one of the most exciting possibilities here is using biomimetic surfaces as described in the article by Dennis Chapman and Stephen Charles . |
| 27 | Whether this will in practice make a great difference may be doubted , since it seems unlikely that a court will come to the conclusion that a chief constable of police has come to a decision that he could not reasonably arrive at , which is the critical test for the exercise of the powers of judicial review . |
| 28 | It should be said that the forecast figures have probably turned out to be slightly high , particularly for 1991 , since it seems unlikely that the US Department of Commerce would have foreseen the downturn in the global economy which is now biting so hard in all industries . |
| 29 | Whereas it seems unlikely that these concerns have penetrated school syllabuses , it is possible , given the much greater autonomy of institutions of higher education , that they have had a greater influence on higher education syllabuses . |