Sentences with phrase «seemed unlikely»

Needing 208 yards against the Green Bay Packers was attainable for a running back who had topped the 200 - yard mark on two occasions this year, but it seemed unlikely.

Against the strong - armed Parrish that seemed unlikely, but providence then played a hand.

There have been a handful of days over the past several months where getting out of bed seemed unlikely.

By then we had been, at most, a couple of hours in Africa, and it seemed unlikely that a tropical disease would manifest itself that rapidly.

Looked at from the midst of the chaos of around 1975, it might well have seemed unlikely that it would ever happen.

Given longstanding tensions between Mormons and evangelicals - Mormons consider themselves Christians, but many evangelicals do not - it seemed an unlikely role for Beck.

It must have seemed unlikely, in the 1970s, that his modest achievements in Krakow - a vast annual Corpus Christi procession through the city, the great new church at Nowa Huta, a network of social care established for unmarried mothers and others in need, youth gatherings up in the Tatra mountains and in overflowing city churches — would in due course overwhelm official Marxism by sheer force of joyful hope and moral uplift.

Fresh elections in the region were scheduled for December, but seemed unlikely to provide any lasting solution.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May then unexpectedly announced elections to be held in June, meaning the scheduled two years of negotiations to determine the terms of the United Kingdom's departure seemed unlikely to make much headway until after the results of the UK vote — and probably the German elections as well — were known.

Warren may have seemed an unlikely recipient of a benefit concert, especially in the midst of the Great Recession: Why should folks raise money for him?

We also mentioned that the initial spike in bond yields after President Trump was elected seemed unlikely to continue this year.

This deal seemed unlikely a year ago, now the question is whether there is further consolidation to come.

If you know anything about US gun laws, though, this should have at first seemed unlikely — after all, automatic weapons are some of the few guns that are supposed to be banned or, at the very least, strictly regulated in America.

I should say, though, that I was maybe a bit hasty in thinking that Hertz's poison pill was hard to justify because the rumored activists in the stock — Corvex and Third Point — seemed unlikely to mount a hostile takeover.

With the deadline looming to win a regulatory approval that seemed unlikely for the $ 9.4 billion deal, first announced almost two years ago, Walgreens said on Thursday it was scrapping the planned acquisition of Rite Aid as a whole and would instead simply buy 2,186 Rite Aid stores, or about 45 % of its fleet, three distribution centers, and related Rite Aid inventory for $ 5.175 billion.

If Ford will not listen to public opinion, his colleagues or his hand - selected deputy mayor, it seemed unlikely that he would suddenly heed the advice of, say, a bank CEO.

Before his half - dozen TV interviews in December — including a few glorious minutes on the Today show — Paul English seemed an unlikely standard bearer in the war against automated phone systems.

Apparently, all of this — which seemed unlikely just months ago — happened because of Sessions» decision to rescind the memo.

On the way back to the hotel from Falaknuma Palace, the roads seemed practically deserted... which seemed unlikely in a country famous for its traffic.

It seemed unlikely that Samsung would try to revive the brand, but Samsung told CNBC that as of last spring, a survey revealed that its customer base still wanted another such phone.

«Whether any of today's cryptocurrencies will survive over the long run seems unlikely to me, although parts of them may evolve and survive,» Strongin said.

The Trump administration is in a class by itself and seems unlikely to attract any prominent CEO after publicly undercutting Cohn and Tillerson.

This measure would seem to imply that the labour market has consistently improved over the last 40 years, which seems unlikely.

It seems unlikely given the decade lapse in time.»

It seems unlikely that Aetna's chief would remain in the new corporate fold if the purported CVS acquisition were to happen.

That seems unlikely.

The FCC appears determined to press on, however, and given chairman Wheeler's comments on the matter so far, it seems unlikely that he is going to be put off by a little grumbling from the cable and satellite companies.

An understated mid-sized people mover, the Edge may seem an unlikely place for Ford to start spicing up its SUV line.

«If Jupiter or Neptune had migrated inward after the terrestrial planets formed, it seems unlikely that our Solar System would have an Earth, or any of the terrestrial planets at all,» he told Phys.org.

Upon review, it seems unlikely that the «double double, toil and trouble» that opens Macbeth refers to a cauldron of coffee.

A high - ranking EU official, who often attends Eurogroup meetings, told CNBC last week that having a common minister seems unlikely in the near term.

And while the 5S will probably offer some high - tech bells and whistles like a fingerprint - sensor unlock and faster video capture, it seems unlikely that the new iPhones will feature iOS 7: the long - awaited and much - needed major update to Apple's mobile operating system.

Congress could create the consistent framework many Republicans want by creating a set of rules for how ISPs and internet companies treat customer data, but given the GOP's repeated desire to return privacy regulation to the FTC, though, that seems unlikely.

In that environment, a deal like YouTube or a hypothetical WhatsApp seems unlikely.

It seems unlikely that, given those figures, any endeavor could turn a profit, but the park just might do it, at least as long as it operates without competition.

China's leaders seem unlikely to play the Eisenhower card anytime soon, as they continue to benefit from selling goods to Americans.

And all the humble apologies in the world seem unlikely to save Zuckerberg's political ambitions.

Maybe I'm just too precious of a snowflake, but that seems unlikely given my interests.

If Videotron really wanted to rush into offering service, it could conceivably provide customers with voice - like apps that instead use the data network — think Skype — but that seems unlikely when a proper answer isn't too far away.

It's also worth noting that those projected surpluses were also based on revenue forecasts that seem unlikely to be met.

Though a sweeping peace treaty with the environmental movement seems unlikely, the War of the Woods proves there are ways to lower the temperature of the conflict and regain the public's trust.

It seems unlikely that DreamWorks is going to produce that kind of blockbuster return for NBCUniversal, at least initially.

As Coursera expands these Hubs, it seems unlikely that, in the long term, its partners will be as willing to run such extensive programs for free.

Federal - government reluctance seems unlikely to slow the roll of officials and businesses at the state and local level, however.

Public sector banks are likely to be more hesitant to lend money to these borrowers because chances of a turnaround for companies with high levels of debt seem unlikely, at least in the near term, according to Awtani.

But it seems unlikely that even an appearance by McConaughey, whose ads for Lincoln drew wide notice late last year, will be enough to save an independent video store.

But it's not clear whether Apple is willing to fund such a rewards programs itself, and it seems unlikely that banks or merchants would do it for them.

However, with over 47 million local reviews, it seems unlikely that Yelpers will be paid every time they pen a couple sentences about their trip to a new sushi restaurant.

This seems unlikely without additional yield

That seems unlikely, which is why I think we will see them spun off or sold fairly quickly.