Example sentences of "it [is] unlikely that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without wishing to underestimate the aspirations of the Scottish National Party or Plaid Cymru , it is unlikely that such complications will colour Britain 's political map in the foreseeable future . |
| 2 | It is unlikely that many Europeans would have had access to Aristotle 's writings , but the cuckoo 's habits were certainly well enough known during the Middle Ages for them to be mentioned by Chaucer ( in The Parlement of Foules , 1382 ) , and for the term ‘ cuckold ’ — describing a man deceived by his wife — to have passed into the English language . |
| 3 | It is unlikely that many visitors will peer too closely into the workings of Spain after a decade of socialist rule . |
| 4 | Therefore it is unlikely that all patients can be expected to respond favourably to such a diet . |
| 5 | The initial design of the system assumed that levels of attainment were two years of learning apart , so it is unlikely that most statements of attainment will be usable by any teacher without more detailed teaching plans . |
| 6 | It is unlikely that most readers already know Hemingway 's middle name , but there it is , unobtrusively inserted . |
| 7 | If a leader constantly has to threaten individuals , it is unlikely that those individuals will come to share the vision of the leader . |
| 8 | ‘ Without Urban Programme funding it is unlikely that these schemes would have been undertaken in their present form , especially those requiring capital funding . |
| 9 | It is unlikely that these sorts of companies will be able to benefit greatly from increased economies of scale/size as a result of the creation of the SEM . |
| 10 | It is unlikely that these techniques would have required a check in the action . |
| 11 | It is unlikely that these deficits are due to loss of a neural mechanism dedicated to brightness discrimination . |
| 12 | In this formulation , while working-class struggle and political action may allow the state to act in ways which are inimical to the interests of specific sectors of capital , it is unlikely that any policies pursued will be inimical to capital in general . |