Example sentences of "it [vb -s] unlikely that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it seems unlikely that many customers will rely solely on the private network , instead using it in tandem with British Telecom 's lines . |
| 2 | It seems unlikely that many cases will occur now in relation to the old law , and therefore it is omitted from this book . |
| 3 | But it seems unlikely that many GLC councillors had foreseen such a public debate between different lesbian and gay ‘ communities of interest ’ , when they approved the funding for the centre . |
| 4 | It seems unlikely that many librarians have the time or the flair for effective judgement of style in this sense , and sampling of the text of ‘ serious ’ novels or other works of literature is unlikely to prove a worthwhile activity . |
| 5 | It seems unlikely that many readers will find themselves as first member ( that is , in the x-place ) of any element of R3 . |
| 6 | It seems unlikely that such reductions could make a significant impact on either the number or severity of accidents . |
| 7 | Some prisoners have been paid compensation — for example when the prison authorities have failed to protect them adequately from fellow prisoners — but it seems unlikely that any actions based on generally bad conditions will ever succeed in the courts . |
| 8 | Whereas it seems unlikely that these concerns have penetrated school syllabuses , it is possible , given the much greater autonomy of institutions of higher education , that they have had a greater influence on higher education syllabuses . |
| 9 | It seems unlikely that these differences are the result of ageing ; rather they probably illustrate the effect of historical time and the differing general , social and cultural attitudes towards the cause of health and illness at varying points in time in Britain . |
| 10 | With the changes in housing association operation as a result of the 1988 Housing Act , it seems unlikely that these organizations , in the past an important supplier of accommodation for older people , will be able dramatically to increase their share of provision . |
| 11 | The final phrase carried a suggestion that they might be willing to fight for the League , but it seems unlikely that this thought had crossed the minds of many of the young gentlemen who voted for it . |
| 12 | The report estimates that most universities need maintenance costing several million pounds , and it seems unlikely that this money will be forthcoming . |
| 13 | Though we did not measure reticulocyte counts in our patients there was no evidence from the blood films of significant reticulocytosis or polychromasia and it seems unlikely that this explanation might have contributed to our results . |