Sentence examples for likelihood is slim from inspiring English sources

Since both children live with disabilities, and twins cannot be adopted separately, the likelihood is slim that they will be brought into a loving home environment.

If she survived, the likelihood was slim that she would have any cognitive function.

Mr. Leahy and the other board members, County Court Judge Lawrence King and Judge Lehr, said the process of considering each of the 10,750 uncounted ballots could take several days, and that Miami-Dade's lawyers had informed the board that the likelihood was slim that the Florida Supreme Court would extend the counting deadline.

"I can see the benefit if it actually does stop coin sellers – the likelihood of that is slim to none, though," he writes.

All I can hope is that the money [from it's sale] goes to charity but the likelihood of that is slim.

PricewaterhouseCoopers will also inevitably lose some of its current consulting business because some clients are technology companies that compete with I.B.M. John R. Joyce, I.B.M.'s chief financial officer, said the company would like to keep those contracts, but he noted that "the likelihood of that is slim".

But the likelihood of that is slim, since another survey conducted at the same time showed support far higher.

While the likelihood of that meeting happening is slim to none -- and Slim has been exiled -- at least the overture could help us to get at the truth of wedge issues that continue to widen the gulf between the two parties, and by association, too many Americans.

(Prolonged use could cause the muscles to atrophy, she said, though the likelihood is "very slim").

"The likelihood is very slim, but I cannot rule it out," he said, fiddling with his ever-present black fedora.

Sadly, the likelihood of that happening is slim.