Example sentences of "[adv] it is unlikely that " in BNC.

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1 So it is unlikely that we could successfully prosecute either of them , even if we were willing to accept the expense and loss of time involved .
2 Children do not recognize the physical cues of when they want to empty their bladder until they reach the ages of 12 to 18 months ( Leach 1975 ; Lask 1985 ) and so it is unlikely that children trained before this age are reliable or in control .
3 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 .
4 So it is unlikely that clinically important differences have been overlooked .
5 Moreover it is unlikely that respondents would have either the time or experience to make a thorough appraisal of the information presented in the leaflet .
6 Hence it is unlikely that one or the other constraint is truly redundant .
7 Unfortunately it is unlikely that your boss will change his ways .
8 Second , if the R&D supported by an R&D co-operative agreement really is fundamental , then it is unlikely that its fruits will be applicable to only one particular product market .
9 If one has not got a keen interest in the overall aims and objects of a particular body , then it is unlikely that its A.G.M. will be a terrific draw .
10 If the first retailer has only been in business a short time before the second retailer opens his store then it is unlikely that anything can be done .
11 Otherwise it is unlikely that you are going to keep to the diet for very long .
12 What constituted equality is open to question ; certainly it is unlikely that there was a strict division according to acreage .
13 Therefore it is unlikely that all patients can be expected to respond favourably to such a diet .
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