Example sentences of "unlikely [conj] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was in 1973 : the escalation of jury awards in more recent libel cases makes it unlikely that such a plea will be repeated by a defending editor . |
| 2 | The Act does not as a matter of law preclude a court from holding that an action for negligence lies in favour of a person who could formerly have brought an action based on loss of services but in view of the current law on economic loss it seems most unlikely that such a development will occur . |
| 3 | To avoid duplication , where Newco 's lawyers are undertaking their own investigations , it may be appropriate for them to prepare a report and address it to the investors , provided the investors ' lawyers review the work carried out by the Newco 's lawyers ; however , it is unlikely that such a course would be acceptable to the bank . |
| 4 | This makes it unlikely that such a fund will be established . |
| 5 | The RES would , however , make it unlikely that such a mandate would be granted . |
| 6 | The reality is , it is most unlikely that such a merger would be allowed on competition grounds and we believe that a referral to the authorities would be likely to attract great uncertainty to our customers and staff . ’ |