Sentence examples for that makes it unlikely from inspiring English sources

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 18 -- The Syrian government has reacted defiantly to accusations that it had a hand in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, underscoring a strategic interest in Lebanon that makes it unlikely international pressure will force Syria to withdraw forces from its smaller neighbor.

However, there is an issue with this token that makes it unlikely to stand the test of time, at least in its current form.

Unfortunately, Pat Roberts, the chairman of the Senate panel, is running it in a way that makes it unlikely that anything useful will come of it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with a former executive at the one-time energy giant Enron in a ruling that makes it unlikely he can be tried a second time on charges related to financial fraud.

In the weeks since Pope Benedict XVI announced his intention to retire, the possibility that Cardinal Dolan could succeed him has been largely dismissed on the theory that his biggest strengths — outsize personality, Everyman affect, relentless public cheer — mark him as distinctively American in a way that makes it unlikely he would be chosen by his colleagues.

But Beaven, who works at a state fish hatchery, said largemouth bass are "extremely cannibalistic" and must be segregated by size to prevent the large from eating the small -- a condition that makes it unlikely that pond-raised fish would be of the varied sizes reported in court documents.

While this movement is an inspiring one and worthy of admiration, we believe the assumptions that underlie it suffer from a number of important limitations that make it unlikely for the movement to achieve the ambitious promises of its proponents.

There are numerous obstacles to practical implementation that make it unlikely that we will see implants in healthy humans any time soon.

But there are practical considerations that make it unlikely that this increase will be a startling one.

There are also filters that make it unlikely that sightings of Andean condors in Central Park will make it into the compilation of data.

But Mr. Bernanke said municipal debt had "unique characteristics" that made it "unlikely" that the Fed could be of much help.