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uhn lahyk lee

  • a  not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
    legislation on the question is highly unlikely
  • a  has little chance of being the case or coming about
    an unlikely story
    an unlikely candidate for reelection
    a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism
  • s  having a probability too low to inspire belief

  • It is unlikely to find significant resonance in the major cities such as Islamabad and Lahore though an influx into Karachi of people displaced by the fighting in the tribal .
  • The decision over whether to try the outgoing Defense Secretary for 'war crimes' rests with a German government appointee rather than a judge, making it unlikely the case will .
  • But if the tiny microbes prove anything, it's that living organisms can make their homes in the most unlikely places.
News & Articles

  • India unlikely to ban gold imports or hike gold import duty - official
    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is unlikely to ban gold imports or increase import taxes on the metal further, as that may lead more gold smuggling, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday. The ...
    June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
  • India unlikely to cancel Friday's bond auction for now - officials
    MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to cancel Friday's 150 billion rupee bond auction for now, officials close to the development told Reuters on Thursday. The 10-year benchmark 7.16 ...
    June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
  • Spain B team unlikely to show amateurs Tahiti any mercy
    By Mike Collett RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - World champions Spain will field a second-string side against Oceania champions Tahiti in the Confederations Cup on Thursday but are unlikely to show any mercy in what is expected to be a one-sided carnival of soccer at the Maracana stadium. One of the more unlikely competitive matches in any major FIFA competition pits the amateurs from the South ...
    June 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Ben Bernanke in Reuters UK
    Fiscal actions are unlikely to promote a lasting recovery unless they are accompanied by strong measures to further stabilise and strengthen the financial system,Bernanke said at the London School of Economics.
  • Kent Conrad in ABC News
    If I'm a business person, it's unlikely if you give me a several-thousand-dollar credit that I'm going to hire people if I can't sell the products they're producing,said Sen. Kent Conrad, DN.D., a member of the Senate Finance Committee after...
  • Barack Obama in FOXNews
    It's unlikely that as a consequence of me shaking hands or having a polite conversation with Mr. Chavez that we are endangering the strategic interests of the United States,Obama said.

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