Example sentences of "but it is unlikely " in BNC.
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| 1 | The imperative for a writer of a chronological survey is that a defined period of time is covered ; this may be linked with a theme , such as the history of styles in Gombrich 's case , but it is unlikely to be linked solely with a spotlight on quality . |
| 2 | Imposture is shown in Ackroyd 's novel , in this burlesque of the literary life , to be an interesting business , but it is unlikely to cause Chatterton 's reputation to inch back towards what it was in the retrospects of the Romantic period . |
| 3 | But it is unlikely to develop into a full-scale revolt . |
| 4 | But it is unlikely — despite disclosure of business rules — that the less aware will not find themselves on a spectacularly high-risk syndicate which had in the past played safe . |
| 5 | But it is unlikely — despite disclosure of business rules — that the less aware will not find themselves on a spectacularly high-risk syndicate which had in the past played safe . |
| 6 | But it is unlikely to be an accurate assessment , because shot and mortally wounded whales , unlike harpooned ones , can escape and die without being retrieved and , of course , are not counted against the quota — in fact as many as 1000 narwhals may die each year at the hands of Canadian hunters . |
| 7 | But it is unlikely that C. Itoh will take over other creditors ' debts , the traditional role in Japan of a main bank . |
| 8 | EDITH CRESSON , scourge of the English male and the Japanese export , has gone , but it is unlikely that her successor can do much to revive the flagging fortunes of the French Socialist Party . |
| 9 | Whatever serious business was discussed by the two Emperors remains unrecorded , but it is unlikely to have been of much substance , for Napoleon III found that his host was constrained by the new constitutional structure which had emerged after the defeat of 1866 . |
| 10 | Like most wrasse , it is known to change sex ( from female to male ) , but it is unlikely that any can function as male and female at the same time . |
| 11 | It is a little more difficult for central NACAB 's information retrieval section to isolate debt enquiries accurately , as they form part of general consumer problems , but it is unlikely that their experience is different . |
| 12 | Some of the recent migrants have returned to their home regions as the fighting diminished , but it is unlikely that all will return to the countryside . |
| 13 | The local historian should beware of placing too much credence on year-dates given in older volumes of Anglo-Saxon history , for these can be in error by twelve months ; but it is unlikely that any modern scholar of repute has been led astray . |
| 14 | The wintering population has declined considerably in recent years , but it is unlikely that breeding numbers have altered greatly since 1938 . |
| 15 | He might have had thoughts of destiny but it is unlikely that even he could conceive that troupes of girls bearing his name would still be dancing nearly a hundred years later . |
| 16 | If the skunk has not squirted its glands for some time , then it is primed for about six powerful shots at the enemy , but it is unlikely to use all its ammunition at once because it will take about a week for replenishment and the animal can not afford to risk being cornered empty-glanded by a second predator . |
| 17 | If you have been following a normal varied British pattern of eating you have probably been consuming less dietary fibre than you need for health protection , but it is unlikely that you are deficient in minerals and vitamins . |
| 18 | Understandable , but it is unlikely to make for exciting three-quarter play , players running with the ball . |
| 19 | They are thought to have an option on Walker , but it is unlikely that the relegation-haunted Midlands club will succeed in tempting him back if they are in danger of dropping out of the Premier League . |
| 20 | When Bonington returns from his expedition to Panch Chuli , reads the contents of the notebook and sees the photographs he may be able to give a few more clues , but it is unlikely we will ever know what really happened . |
| 21 | Tolkien never mentions reading this , but it is unlikely that as a medievalist he did not . |
| 22 | That 's a small mercy , but it is unlikely to rescue Scotland tonight . |
| 23 | But it is unlikely that polo-playing Major Hewitt would want to embarrass the princess by making her give evidence in front of the world 's press . |
| 24 | They may have their private regrets that they could not find a way of solving the equation of conflicting interests that offered deeper satisfaction as well as personal advancement , but it is unlikely that they will reveal these . |
| 25 | But it is unlikely that Althusser would welcome such an option because , as we saw , he is anxious to reject this very distinction . |
| 26 | The Soviet Union will survive its economic difficulties , but it is unlikely to surmount them . |
| 27 | But it is unlikely to pass the Senate unless the energy tax is radically revised . |
| 28 | But it is unlikely that rises in Ca 2+ of this duration are necessary for the induction of LTP in view of the demonstration that LTP can still be induced even if the duration of the post-tetanic rise in Ca 2+ is restricted to less than 3s , using a photo-activatable caged Ca 2+ chelator . |
| 29 | Incomplete recording may partly account for the low rates of sickness absence among those in the highest grades , but it is unlikely to explain the large differences between other grades . |
| 30 | Coventry 's Great Fair was part of the festival of Corpus Christi at midsummer , and included a large procession , but it is unlikely that such a pagan feature as the nude ride would have survived the Church 's hostility . |