Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] unlikely [verb] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The captain and the chief and second mates received cargo allotments of value , but officers of junior rank were unlikely to make very substantial profits , even if they were not forced to share their allocation of cargo space with the commander in order to obtain a place at all . |
| 2 | In practice , the state or its regulatory authority is unlikely to know as much as those in the firm about the demand curve , the production function or , even , the competitive level of factor prices . |
| 3 | The CBI , whose recent reports on activity have added to the economic optimism , said the jobless total is unlikely to fall below 2.25 million even when the recovery becomes established . |
| 4 | It is obviously far more important in industrial selling than retail selling ; for example , a salesperson of office equipment may call upon many new potential customers , whereas a furniture salesperson is unlikely to search out new prospects — they come to him as a result of advertising and , perhaps , high street location . |
| 5 | The situation is unlikely to improve as many areas of Britain prepare to enter what may well be a third consecutive year of drought with groundwater levels remaining low . |
| 6 | With reference to the former , Congress was unlikely to pour out vast sums of money for Korea . |
| 7 | The government would end its support for the programme , amounting to some £13 million annually , in March 1993 because a " fast-breeder reactor was unlikely to become commercially viable until 2030 at the very earliest " , he told the House of Commons . |
| 8 | The provision is unlikely to relate as much to the uplands as to lowland areas such as Halvergate Marshes , the Somerset Levels and The Broads . |
| 9 | But until industry giants — and key strategic partners — Microsoft Corp and Novell join the alliance , and until it is satisfied that its customer demand is sufficient Hewlett is unlikely to become closely involved in the initiative . |
| 10 | Spenser recognises that this last perspective is unlikely to seem immediately convincing to a supposedly rational English audience . |
| 11 | The party is unlikely to win even one of the 13 seats from Punjab , and perhaps only three or four of Assam 's 14 seats . |