Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [be] unlikely [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opponents of this proposal , who included the Comptroller General , Charles Bowsher , argued that a borrowing limit above that of $25,000 million originally sought by the FDIC would threaten to draw the federal government further into debt , because the FDIC would be unlikely to be able to honour such a high level of debt on its own , and could itself be compelled eventually to turn to the government for rescue funding . |
| 2 | He said the life expectancy of a large bus was about 15 years , while minibuses would be unlikely to be viable for longer than eight years . |
| 3 | A nine year old whose father had just left the family home would be unlikely to be able to concentrate upon mathematics or science if he were beset with worries about his mother . |
| 4 | In practice , if this is your only source of UK income , tax would be unlikely to be charged . |
| 5 | In view of this it seems appropriate to study mucosal metabolism in ileal as well as colonic mucosa in UC patients and controls in the expectation that any abnormalities that could be detected in the histologically normal ileum of ulcerative colitis patients would be unlikely to be secondary phenomena . |
| 6 | Even if he acts in such a way from what he misguidedly thinks are ‘ humanitarian ’ reasons , the tribunal will be unlikely to be impressed , as the manner of dismissal would eliminate the possibility , however remote , that following consultation , your job might be saved . |
| 7 | Therefore , vaccines that present HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins ( gp120 or gp 160 ) in their native form would be unlikely to be of clinical benefit to an HIV-infected individual . |
| 8 | For example , an inhabitant of Glasgow would be unlikely to be held to have a genuine interest in a planning decision in Oxford . |
| 9 | This is somewhat unrealistic because provided the government has a majority in the House of Commons , any parliamentary challenge to such a decision on political grounds would be unlikely to be successful . |