Example sentences of "[be] unlikely that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I pointed out that , their firm being in Birkenhead and my production scheduled for one-night stands in village halls in North Wales , it would be unlikely that any customers for her wares would be among my audience .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 It is unlikely that many visitors will peer too closely into the workings of Spain after a decade of socialist rule .
5 Therefore it is unlikely that all patients can be expected to respond favourably to such a diet .
6 If a leader constantly has to threaten individuals , it is unlikely that those individuals will come to share the vision of the leader .
7 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 .
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 deficits are due to loss of a neural mechanism dedicated to brightness discrimination .
11 It is unlikely that these techniques would have required a check in the action .
12 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 .
13 It is unlikely that most readers already know Hemingway 's middle name , but there it is , unobtrusively inserted .
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