it's improbable that

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It's improbable that a Japanese company would have fared any better against Yokich.

It's improbable that the N. Vietnamese will quickly reduce their armed strength.

In other words, we can debate whether Mr. Obama has a pinch of momentum or whether the race is instead flat, but it's improbable that Mr. Romney would have a day like this if he still had momentum.

Many scientists say it's improbable that there will be a breakthrough soon in which stem cells might be used to grow replacement cells for diseased tissues, leading to a spectacular cure for a dreaded condition.

(Jay Carney, an Amazon executive, later fought this characterization in a blog post; Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the Times, pushed back against the pushback; and Carney responded to Baquet, all in the same day. Carney scored a few points, but it's improbable that anyone was left with an impression of Amazon as a warm, fuzzy company).

It's improbable that Hyatt will ever collect the full amount, but he could wind up with some extra spending money.

Also missing are speeches by Socrates's supporters; it is improbable that he had none, even though Plato does not name them.

Despite the industry's growing muscle, it is improbable that political opinion in Washington about the antipiracy bills could have been swayed by corporate lobbying alone.

It is improbable that the I.I.T.'s will ever regain their old glory.

A recent review of London River (in Variety magazine) claimed it was improbable that Elizabeth and Ousmane's paths would keep crossing in a city as big as London.

It is improbable that the secessionist appetite has been quashed.