That seems unlikely.

With government deficits the norm, that appears unlikely.

And, fortunately, this year s drought appears unlikely to cause a food crisis.

That looks unlikely.

Although this scenario might now seem implausible, it is actually quite likely to occur.

But, despite ending the dollar peg, faster appreciation of the RMB seems unlikely for the foreseeable future.

And, although the future does not look bright for Hezbollah, it is not likely to relinquish its power without a fight.

Indeed, it seems unlikely that governments in China and similar emerging markets can compensate swiftly enough to boost domestic consumption.

The origin of the yellow ribbons seems likely to have come from out of the Puritan heritage.

And yet Obama seems likely to be reelected in November.

It seems likely that Milošević saw Rugova as being useful in averting an uprising in Kosovo.

Afrah Shawqi was unable to identify her kidnappers but said that they seemed to be an unorganized armed group, and despite the Iraqi government making pledges to hold those who kidnapped her to account, it appears unlikely that they will face justice.

But that is extremely unlikely.

That is not likely to happen.

That seems unlikely.

These interests are unlikely to change for a long time.

For now, it looks very much as if, come 2015, the world s leaders will have failed to keep their (watered down) promises.

It never was a development round, and tomorrow s world will hardly look any different from yesterday s.

So the Sino Indian frontier is unlikely to remain quiet.

Nor is Egypt s political discourse likely to be especially palatable to Israelis.

But it is unlikely that much good will come from bombing them.

India, presumably, will not be one of them.

Of course, markets are unlikely to do any such thing.

But it seems to me extremely unlikely that China, India, and the rest will simply take over Western values wholesale, for this would amount to renouncing any value in their own civilizations.

The Assad regime, with its own external supporters, seems likely to have no difficulty matching any new hardware thrown at it.

But, with real (inflation adjusted) house prices still 40 below the previous peak, a strong recovery for real estate (and the closely related construction industry) seems unlikely.

So, while Google is unlikely to re enter China for the foreseeable future, the company has improved its negotiating position in whatever other disputes it might have in the future.

The price levels are unlikely to go down.

But this does not appear to be true for women.

In practice, however, it looks different.

But Rowhani s presidency can hardly be expected to change Iran s strategic objectives.

Indeed, the bond market channel is unlikely to boost growth.

Long term trends are not likely to receive much coverage.

At the same time, it seems unlikely that member states will be ready and able to make one giant leap towards a United States of Europe that is, a genuine federal entity in which EU countries agree to surrender national sovereignty on an unprecedented scale.

This may seem unfair.

The consequence is unlikely to be transparency.

But an alliance also seems unlikely.

These broad perspectives are unlikely to be discussed in Cannes.

The market s verdict is likely to be uncompromising.

But this is unlikely to happen any time soon.

But the European Union is not a country, and it is unlikely to survive.

No new agreements or other diplomatic breakthroughs are likely to be announced during Park s visit.

But Barack Obama s administration apparently has concluded that Arab monarchs are likely to survive, whereas Arab presidents are more likely to fall, and that it is acceptable for the United States to continue to coddle tyrannical kings.

This seems wrong.

But it is unlikely that the Commission will ever be able to impose its view on a large country.