Example sentences of "is unlikely that [adj] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Poisoning Treatment Centres may have a special advantage ( Kreitman 1980 ) , but only one such centre currently exists and it is unlikely that more will be developed in the near future . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | While two innovations embodying quite different educational values attempt to coexist it is unlikely that both will be successful . |
| 5 | The particularly rapid growth of Norman Broadbent owes much to the partners ' skill and luck in their sense of timing in the formation of the company ; it is unlikely that this could now be repeated quite so successfully . |
| 6 | In the absence of any concrete evidence of an agreement it is unlikely that this could have been done . |
| 7 | These items were almost identical in each of the centres and , given the underlying liver disease it is unlikely that this could be significantly reduced . |
| 8 | ( p751 ) Where there has been no reliance upon the description , it is unlikely that this can be considered an essential term in the contract . |
| 9 | But it is unlikely that this will keep pace with the flow of new entrants . |