Sentence examples for would be slim from inspiring English sources

His chances of being voted back into office would be slim.

But the chances of her becoming a US ambassador would be slim.

As for venturing abroad again, it would face so many nimble and successfully globalised rivals that its chances would be slim.

Pseudo-events are made largely for the press; were they to diminish greatly in number, fat newspapers would be slim, the price of newsprint would drop.

Once Greece was "temporarily" ejected from the eurozone, the prospects of its being allowed back in would be slim to none.

Even if the S.E.C. later won the case, the chances of collecting a judgment in Ukraine would be slim at best.

For that, your proportion would be slimmer, at 12 inches to 14 inches maximum depth.

Siobhan and I were both pleased that at the very least this experience would be slimming.

Greece's chances of avoiding default would be slimmer than ever.Even now there are signs that reform efforts are flagging.

The "transformation" advocated by Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush's first defence secretary, envisaged that the armed forces would be slimmed down and money invested in "smart" weapons, reconnaissance systems and data links.

Ron Sandler, the "company doctor" appointed as Northern Rock's executive director said the business would be slimmed down to a "more sustainable size" but would not comment on what that means in terms of potential job losses.