Example sentences of "[is] unlikely [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A prospective Labour government is unlikely to oppose such moves for fear of being dubbed ‘ the pornographer 's friend ’ . |
| 2 | The second is that the plaintiff is unlikely to recover substantial damages . |
| 3 | A fish that comes from slow-moving often murky waters is unlikely to appreciate bright lighting or turbulent filtration . |
| 4 | Agreement to undertake a major consultancy or , for example , a large photographic request , is unlikely to cause many problems , as temporary staff can be employed to undertake much of the work ( so long as RBG still makes an overall profit ! ) . |
| 5 | A request for the appearance of an author of a sponsored book or for an expert on holidays in the Far East is unlikely to cause any problems , but it is still sensible to obtain full details of the programme concerned . |
| 6 | However , this is unlikely to cause any difficulties in the context of commercial operations : it is well known that documents of the kind on which standard terms of business are likely to be printed , such as orders , acknowledgments and delivery notes , commonly include contract terms . |
| 7 | This is found in natural waters in small quantities ( 3 p.p.m. or less ) and at this level is unlikely to cause any process trouble . |
| 8 | Swainson concludes a detailed study of indigenous capitalism in Kenya and the export promotion strategy of the late 1970s as follows : ‘ At this stage , an indigenous bourgeoisie is unlikely to supplant foreign capital in any Third World country , whatever its level of development . |
| 9 | The regulatory spotlight is unlikely to deter financial institutions from setting up in offshore centres if they perceive an advantage in doing so . |
| 10 | Mr Achieng Oneko might well have added , using the same argument , that the capitalist private press is unlikely to serve other minorities and tends to favour socio-economic groups which have the highest spending power and therefore attract the most advertising . |
| 11 | It is true that the glycol does depress the freezing point of the resulting mixture considerably and so postpones freezing but , when this eventually does happen the result is a mushy ice without mechanical strength which is unlikely to do much harm to the engine . |
| 12 | Playing golf is unlikely to kill Scandinavian fish or pine trees by causing acid rain . |
| 13 | Although this is unlikely to happen this year , the astrological pointers are that it will occur before the end of l993 . |
| 14 | The 1972 reform strengthened the local professional bureaucracy and a bureaucracy that is made stronger is unlikely to resist any opportunity to grow . |
| 15 | If it happens , this corporate death toll is unlikely to include famous names . |
| 16 | He may marry you at home , or in a hotel , and is unlikely to refuse second time around weddings . |
| 17 | But such an alliance is unlikely given each country 's desire to retain control over its own module . |
| 18 | Jane is unlikely to earn much sympathy by virtue of the attention given to the environment which produced her dabbling in eventfulness and her poor kiss , and yet the two environments have more in common than would once have been thought possible . |
| 19 | In practical terms , this change is unlikely to affect many people . |
| 20 | The Merger Regulation indicates in its recitals that if the parties ' combined market share does not exceed 25 per cent in the EC or in a substantial part of it a merger between them is unlikely to impede effective competition . |
| 21 | But the high-tech ( not to speak of nuclear ) battlefield is unlikely to present this opportunity often ; and it is difficult to envisage the ‘ opting out ’ of any sizeable formations in light of the integrated command structure and dependency upon Soviet communications nets . |
| 22 | It is extremely unlikely that there will be any difficulty — at a general election the returns to the writs will have identified the winners and , nowadays , the oath is unlikely to present any problems , although it has in the past . |
| 23 | However , making prescribed drugs less easily available is unlikely to help most patients unless it is accompanied by discussion of their problems or referral to appropriate agencies . |
| 24 | According to senior securities adviser at the Royal Bank of Scotland , while this would mean formalising what is already a de-facto two-tier market , it is unlikely to find many objectors among the ranks of private investors . |
| 25 | WELLCOME 'S attack on governments that try to prune the inexorable rise in healthcare costs is unlikely to find many sympathisers . |
| 26 | But it is unlikely to find that goal outside the premier routes from London to Manchester , Birmingham , Leeds and Newcastle . |
| 27 | Morris 's contribution to this match is unlikely to find much space in Wisden , but he already looks the part . |
| 28 | However , when food is spaced out , the bird is unlikely to find another food item nearby after finding one , and it is best to keep moving on . |
| 29 | However , the level of sophistication required both in allocating resources and in organisational competence within practices means it is unlikely to find widespread acceptance . |
| 30 | Fukuyama is unlikely to attach much weight to Liberation theology , which he would no doubt classify as a doomed subspecies of Marxism-Leninism . |