Example sentences of "is unlikely that [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This principle now has statutory approval in s1(2) and it is unlikely that courts will agree to adjourn care proceedings unless there are particularly compelling arguments for allowing the criminal trial to proceed first . |
| 2 | Although the chromatography eluants used in this study are particularly suited to detecting tobacco related carcinogens — and will miss some small molecular weight adducts altogether — it is unlikely that smoking can account for the increased adduct levels found as the percentage of smokers in the truncal vagotomy group ( 54% ) was very similar to that of the highly selective vagotomy patients ( 52% ) . |
| 3 | However , if a small company does n't provide for any one of these operations , it is unlikely that company can give its artists adequate service . |
| 4 | Although it is unlikely that Members will be asked to vote on conversion until some time in 1989 I am writing this letter to give an early indication of the main reasons for the recommendation . |
| 5 | However , it is unlikely that biologists will be misunderstood when they apply the term to animals . |
| 6 | It is unlikely that Patrick will come here and wait for the Plantagenet . |
| 7 | It is unlikely that miners will be asked to work Saturday shifts this summer , reports The Northern Echo . |
| 8 | Moreover it is unlikely that respondents would have either the time or experience to make a thorough appraisal of the information presented in the leaflet . |
| 9 | It is unlikely that editors will bother to rewrite the relatively small stories which are the bread-and-butter material of most media relations programmes . |
| 10 | If there had been no political factor in the equation , it is unlikely that Profumo would have been ruined in the way he was and tortured for years by a newspaper interest which has survived until the present day . |
| 11 | It is unlikely that music will receive the same emphasis or resources as the ‘ core ’ subjects of English , Mathematics and Science in most schools , in spite of its designation as a ‘ foundation ’ subject . |
| 12 | In such a close-knit community as Shetland ( it is still relatively closeknit despite claims to the contrary ) it is unlikely that viewpoints could be sequestered away . |
| 13 | If the Department of Industry had not made a direct grant to the company it is unlikely that SCAMP would exist . |
| 14 | However , it is unlikely that dividends will remain static to infinity . |
| 15 | One reason for this lack of success may be that it is unlikely that individuals will make public , in a regular meeting , what is on their left-hand columns . |
| 16 | But as only 100 of these hand-built cars are allocated to Britain for next year , it is unlikely that Panther will have much trouble shifting its stock . |
| 17 | It is unlikely that Gloucester could have flouted the council 's wishes without at least tacit royal approval , and it is this which distinguished the duke from his predecessor as chief steward . |
| 18 | It is unlikely that Gloucester could have flouted the council 's wishes without at least tacit royal approval , and it is this which distinguished the duke from his predecessor as chief steward . |
| 19 | It is unlikely that Eliot would have taken the trouble to defend Kipling against the charge of race superiority if he had believed in it himself . |
| 20 | The Alkali and Clean Air Inspectorate spelt out its wobbly rationale for taking no action in its 1981 Report , saying that its powers were ‘ intended to protect the population and environment of England and Wales ’ , so ‘ it is unlikely that action could be taken under the legislation solely to protect the environment of other countries . ’ |
| 21 | But it is unlikely that Althusser would welcome such an option because , as we saw , he is anxious to reject this very distinction . |