Example sentences of "it is highly unlikely [that] the " in BNC.

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1 If these social problems had not been so evidently worrying , it is highly unlikely that the active citizen would ever have been heard about .
2 It is highly unlikely that the British government would have agreed to exchange this nobleman , an amiable figure of no political importance , for its American prisoners but at around 11 am on 23 April 1778 , John Paul led his little force of a dozen armed sailors through the garden of the mansion .
3 Opponents point out that it is highly unlikely that the prototype tiger would have needed to develop stripes if it had originated in the open spaces of the barren and chilly north .
4 Furthermore , it is highly unlikely that the same pattern of control will be in evidence across diverse organizations and forms of ownership .
5 It is doubtful , indeed , whether the difficulties it faced in 1861 and 1862 were as great as they look , and it is highly unlikely that the tsar decided in 1861 to substitute conservatives for reformers at the heart of the imperial administration .
6 Erm , it is perhaps only in the last er , six months or so that the erm , turnaround in the fortunes of erm , er , B Sky B have been acknowledged and er , I think there has been an element in our thinking that we wanted to keep our dry er , until such time as er , B Sky B which we have great belief and faith in and our , as you know we increased our investment during the year erm , sees its way through to profitability and I 'm happy to say that that 's happening now at a reab reasonable rate and that that means that it is highly unlikely that the hundred and thirty million of guarantees that we still have outstanding to B Sky B are likely to be called .
7 2.4 " Common Parts " means any malls and other pedestrian ways concourses and circulation areas staircases escalators ramps and lifts service roads loading bays forecourts and other ways and areas in the Centre which are from time to time during the Term provided by the Landlord for common use by customers frequenting the Centre and by the Tenants and the occupiers of the Centre or persons expressly or by implication authorised by them Although it is highly unlikely that the landlord would so amend or alter the common parts to make it impossible for the tenant to carry on its business , the following additional wording may be considered :
8 In fact , it is highly unlikely that the Government would use such a drastic step and ministers have told Mr Major that politically it would have terrible consequences .
9 Even in this period in Japan , however , it is highly unlikely that the exchange rate movement was the dominating factor in declining profitability .
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