Sentence examples for idea was unlikely from inspiring English sources

The idea was unlikely but conceptually exciting, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that a component of my interest in China was an anxiety about the decline of American power and status.

Earlier the diplomat who spoke of divisions over a no-flight zone said that for now the idea was unlikely to gain the support of the United Nations Security Council or the Arab League, making it politically contentious.

So the idea is unlikely to fly.

But the idea is unlikely to get very far.

One source said: "The no fault dismissal idea is unlikely to see the light.

The idea is unlikely to pass, but scores easy political points at the expense of Congress, always the most unpopular branch of government.

The idea is unlikely to pass, but it is already reminding the nation of the high cost of an increasingly unpopular war.

Given the bad will between the demonstrators and the mayor -- and the less-than-overwhelming attractions in his discount program -- the idea is unlikely to catch on.

EU governments already have the power to block EU laws through ministerial meetings, so this idea is unlikely to deliver major changes to the status quo.

This idea is unlikely to become law, but a former presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry, thinks it respectable enough to merit his support.Two recent books, one from the left, one from the right, lament the American tendency towards mindless optimism.

Although there has been pressure from some quarters to hold the second qualifying session on Sunday mornings, shortly before the race itself, it is understood this idea is unlikely to gain majority support.