Sentences with phrase «looked unlikely»

But the burn covered such a large area that it looked unlikely that it would fully close without surgery.

Victory looked unlikely as Marcel Fassler had a series of minor offs while fighting the worst of the conditions at the 6h30m mark

Reaching a consensus after twelve months looked unlikely, however, given the wildly divergent opinions of the pro- and anti-Avalanche contingencies within the editorial ranks.

But as New Scientist went to press, they looked unlikely to agree to any cuts in methyl bromide, a chemical that may be responsible for 10 per cent of the damage and has numerous safe substitutes.

He has continued to train with the rest of the squad but a return to action at Stamford Bridge, where he has spent 11 years, has long - looked unlikely.

Prior to his intervention, a breakthrough had looked unlikely for the Blues.

A move initially looked unlikely with the Bundesliga side claiming they weren't a selling club, and that no means no.

They've shown that the can play some decent football at times this season, while Newcastle have looked unlikely to score for most of the season.

City have been interested in the 27 - year - old for some time now, but a deal looked unlikely to happen after Negredo expressed that he was happy at Sevilla, but unsure of what he wanted.

With that form in mind, earlier in the season you said it looked unlikely that the promotion hoodoo would be broken this campaign — have your thoughts changed?

With Stevan Jovetic, Edin Dzeko and the injury - prone Sergio Aguero as City's only strikers, it looked unlikely that Negredo would leave the Etihad.

Alvaro Morata looked unlikely to join in any celebrations though, missing a sitter at 1 - 0 and fuming when he was replaced by Eden Hazard.

Following qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit and the opening part of the race, which started in slippery and damp conditions, it looked unlikely Schumacher would win.

Their report suggests that this potential for big - money offers and a high - profile transfer battle may convince Monaco to change their mind about letting their star player go this winter, having initially looked unlikely to do so.

There was a penalty shout for handball but it looked accidental and another for a clumsy tackle that looked unlikely until you saw the replay which suggested we should have had it.

Arsene Wenger has already admitted himself that Arsenal had to win all of the remaining Premier League games to have any chance of being champions and even that looked unlikely as Leicester City kept grinding out 1 - 0 wins and riding their luck.

He said he'd give up the win for teammate Michael Schumacher (who was fighting Fernando Alonso for the title), but when Schumacher dropped back with a puncture early on, that looked unlikely.

Although price rises looked unlikely this season, with Murray Goulburn maintaining its opening price of $ 5.60 a kilogram milk solids, Mr Helou said the farm gate price would be much lower if the co-operative was still dependent on commodities.

And with her high - pitched voice, wide - eyed awe at being named to the seat, and Blue Dog record — she gave a shout - out to gun owners at the introductory news conference — Gillibrand looked unlikely to survive the Democratic primary a year and a half away.

Although this looked unlikely at the time, the $ 20 - a-barrel scenario has been looking increasingly realistic as of late.

We also expected that PayPal would release an NFC - based mobile wallet earlier in the year as well, but now that looks unlikely.

That looks unlikely to succeed now that it could actually become law and unleash wide - ranging effects likely to frighten off senators.

They talk about getting up to 3 or 4 %, which looks unlikely given that 10 year rates are at 2 % and as you pointed out their predictions of 10 year rates increasing have always been wrong.

Greece was already back in recession even before the recent deepening of the crisis and looks unlikely to meet the IMF's forecast of 0 % growth this year.

The ECB may revise up its inflation forecasts but looks unlikely to deviate from its policy stance, especially after hard - fought internal battles to adopt an asset - purchase program that is just starting to prove effective.

Our bottom line is that the worst - case outcomes look unlikely in France — and European equities remain one of our favored asset classes globally.

Within the next few days, Trump Administration representatives are expected to travel to China to try to resolve this ongoing trade disagreement, but a quick resolution looks unlikely.

«Instead, the performance of our Prime Global Rental Index closely mirrors global GDP and with sluggish growth considered «the new normal» the heady days of five per cent annual growth look unlikely to be repeated for some time.

Corporate America has long pushed for comprehensive immigration reform, an outcome that looks unlikely under Trump.

«It looks unlikely that construction of any LNG project will start in the next year.

Suarez and Aguero not moving, Benzema not interested, Lewondowski not happening, and Cavani looking unlikely.

In football, things that may look unlikely can happen.

Further, with the struggles of their rivals around them, there was certainly an opportunity to compete for the Premier League title or at least a top - three finish instead of a frantic scramble to qualify for the Champions League, which arguably looks unlikely at this stage.

The 26 - year - old is keen to seal a permanent move away now as he looks unlikely to break into Walter Mazzarri's starting lineup, particularly with the Italian giants now backed by wealthy Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir, who plans to make some big - name purchases in the January transfer window.

Chelsea are in a poor run of form right now and look unlikely to have what it takes to get past Barcelona, who have an away goal advantage from their first leg tie that finished 1 - 1 at Stamford Bridge.

Arsene Wenger has repeatedly stated that there is a contract on the table for Jack to sign, and even offered him a pen, but it now looks unlikely that he will agree as he is guaranteed to get more wages elsewhere as well as a big signing on fee.

If their fans were hoping for a comfortable end to that hoodoo, that's looking unlikely.

It's added that the Italian giants have been left disappointed with the way in which the Morata situation has played out as they believed that they were closing in on signing him, but ultimately it now looks unlikely.

There is also the issue with who could possibly replace him, and do better than he has with the budget permitted, with the likes of Diego Simeone and Jurgen Klopp looking unlikely acquisitions come this summer, leaving us with Massimiliano Allegri as favourite, but he has 18 months remaining on his Juventus contract.

doubt it his rep's demandsa re too much don't think wenger will negotiate with such people as far as William carvalho goes that too looks unlikely given his agent is Jorge mendes, wenger has never worked with him + mendes also happens to be mourinho's best friend / agent

That depends on the movement of our other forwards, its looking unlikely Perez will be here next year (although I would like him to stay) and who knows what will happen with Sanchez.

A defence of their title looks unlikely this season with a significant gap having developed between them and league leaders Manchester United.

As the Mirror report, his contract with Chelsea expires at the end of the season and it is looking unlikely that he will put pen - to - paper over an extension.

But with Marcus Rashford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial all apparently undroppable for Jose Mourinho, who finally seems to have achieved some balance in his team without Rooney, a return looks unlikely.

Reports in the Daily Mirror confirm that Vlaar is out of contract at the end of the season, and looks unlikely to extend his stay in the Midlands.

With City struggling to offload Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz, the signing of another striker looks unlikely, while Chelsea seem more interested in other targets.

United leave for South Africa on July 16 and it's hoped the Everton defender will be with them — but a Modric swoop is looking unlikely

The Red Devils have had the Colombian international on loan from AS Monaco for the duration of this season, but look unlikely to take him on after a highly disappointing spell at Old Trafford.

Tianjin Quanjian have also been linked with a swoop for the 28 - year - old, but with the Chinese Super League transfer window set to close at the end of the week, it looks unlikely they'll make their move, especially after signing Anthony Modeste.

Roma are also nailed on to qualify for the Champions League — something Liverpool look unlikely to achieve.