Example sentences of "[prep] it [be] unlikely " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all that activity below it was unlikely that any German pilot would look upwards . |
| 2 | It is sometimes suggested that it was the government , rather than the electorate , which determined the outcome of elections , and that any ministry which enjoyed the full weight of the Crown behind it was unlikely to lose a general election . |
| 3 | If your stay in the new time zone is brief ( 1 or 2 days ) , then a substantial adjustment to it is unlikely . |
| 4 | Although slowing the traffic down it is unlikely to reduce the volume , and the pinch points will result in the tailback of vehicles waiting to get through . |
| 5 | If , however , a group is set an ambiguous task with an uncertain outcome and with little previous experience to draw on it is unlikely to succeed unless it operates as a team at the skilful level . |
| 6 | Such instances are not typical of their managerial system of control for it is unlikely that a single individual would be able to oversee a widely dispersed media empire . |
| 7 | Liberal education for those who could afford to pay for it was unlikely to be required by the son of a bootmaker in Northampton , or for his daughter who was destined to spend her days ‘ in service ’ . |