Example sentences of "[pers pn] is not likely that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not likely that it was at once allowed to develop in complete freedom , when that was a characteristic foreign to the Roman legal tradition . |
| 2 | There was a long tradition of regarding trusts as protected by actions in personam ; and it is not likely that jurists were early ( or even late ) prepared to abandon this and make available a real protection in all circumstances . |
| 3 | ‘ The Home Secretary was n't persuaded then and there has n't been a particularly long period of time since , so it is not likely that there will be any review . ’ |
| 4 | The best name we 've seen so far is that of former Hewlett-Packard Co chief John Young but it is not likely that he would want the job . |
| 5 | To those for whom law is a simple command , legal by virtue of the source from which it comes , it is not likely that such complexities as these will be popular . |
| 6 | Eta ( 3.9 ) , in the Y , was ranked as of the second magnitude in ancient times , but as it is an A-type star it is not likely that there has been any real change in it . |
| 7 | It is not likely that he has seen a pixie for himself . |
| 8 | It is not likely that any organisation participating in these ways will have anti-union attitudes . |
| 9 | Some shape names are complex and , if pupils have a limited appreciation of the properties of a shape , it is not likely that their memory for its name will be enduring . |
| 10 | But it is not likely that the Working Group had this in mind . |
| 11 | But it is not likely that the mere provision of information would necessarily alter sentencers ' practices . |
| 12 | But it is not likely that the Court of Appeal 's new power to review excessively lenient sentences ( see the Introduction ) , will greatly alter this state of affairs as there are a number of restrictions surrounding its exercise . |
| 13 | It is not likely that we shall have accelerators powerful enough to probe these composite structures within the foreseeable future , or indeed ever , if one makes a projection based on current economic trends . |
| 14 | Towards the end of his life , Rackham wrote , ‘ As far as I can see , looking back into the past , it is not likely that the old Rackham book will ever come back ’ . |
| 15 | It is not likely that an organisation would embrace two plans that were pulling against each other . |
| 16 | It is not likely that the mortgagee will release the wife as one of the owners of the legal estate from liability under the mortgage . |