Oak trees come out of acorns, no matter how unlikely that seems. An acorn is just a tree's way back into the ground. From LearnThat.org. [Shirley Ann Grau.]
An unlikely story. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Legislation on the question is highly unlikely. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One thing I hate to hear, and I hate to hear it even more when it comes from strippers themselves, is the term unlikely stripper. From Wordnik.com. [Figleaf's Real Adult Sex] Reference
Furthermore, "the Enlightenment" was a term unlikely to be applied to a wanted criminal. From Wordnik.com. [Jed the Dead]
The lack of ideologically charged cases also makes this term unlikely to provide much evidence of the alleged conservative ascendency. From Wordnik.com. [National Review Online] Reference
Funny how you can run into old acquaintances in unlikely places. From Wordnik.com. [In search of West Texas asado | Homesick Texan] Reference
William Perry, however, is a name unlikely to set off many bells. From Wordnik.com. [Opera Today] Reference
The gunshot thru cantors window was unlikely from a disgruntled Dem. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Obama bumper sticker fuels violent political road rage in Tennessee.] Reference
Like lots of other things, one often need to look in unlikely places. From Wordnik.com. [vegetable garden] Reference
I think you will find that humour everywhere, even in unlikely places. From Wordnik.com. [Some New Elements in British Politics] Reference
In addition, he sometimes secured interesting species in unlikely ways. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
At present an election this year in unlikely but not out of the question. From Wordnik.com. [Brown, the polls and the sands of time] Reference
Just as unlikely is that the Expos will play their home games in Montreal. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Baseball should wave bye to waiver deals] Reference
He is not the first famous person I have seen resurface in unlikely circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Last Tsar found alive] Reference
Finding bliss in unlikely places Here is a story about New York City moms suing. From Wordnik.com. [ProWomanProLife » Finding those who found her] Reference
Maybe -- even without an open heart -- we can find the glint of genius in unlikely places. From Wordnik.com. [May 2007] Reference
So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure, how amazingly unlikely is your birth. From Wordnik.com. [NASA's Search For Life Still A New Hope] Reference
Paste and place short stories in unlikely locations -- bars, barbershops, doctors 'offices, AAA. From Wordnik.com. [Anis Shivani: Short Stories Versus Novels: What Is Unique About The Short Story Form?] Reference
SAN ANTONIO An NBA lockout, not so long ago thought to be unlikely, is looking more like reality. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Lockout looms as possibility for NBA] Reference
The reason that may seem unlikely is that conversation is VERY protracted (slow) in this particular medium. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast AM: July 7, 2006] Reference
On this Saturday before Easter, one resurrection that looks increasingly unlikely is that of Katherine Harris. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » VIDEO: Oprah Tackles Minimum Wage Crisis] Reference
The lights would go off at odd times and props disappeared from the prop table and ended up in unlikely places. From Wordnik.com. [November 2007] Reference
Along the way, they discover extraordinary new friends in unlikely places and a courage they never knew they had. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon Rider: Summary and book reviews of Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.] Reference
Even more unlikely is that they would be turned away at the border and refused a reissue or update of their permit. From Wordnik.com. [Expired Mexican Car Permit] Reference
But unlikely is not the same as impossible, and this goes to the heart of our system. i think it has to be enforced. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review?] Reference
Something strange and unlikely is happening in the news right now, a subtle shift that violates a cardinal rule of media theory. From Wordnik.com. [Who Needs Hollywood?] Reference
Equally unlikely is that she would not have explicitly and pointedly noted if her sources only released to her a small part of the talk. From Wordnik.com. [A Promise] Reference
Recalls unlikely to affect insurance premiums, experts say. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Lawmakers to probe government safety agency's handling of Toyota recalls, auto industry] Reference
Expansion of veteran home in stimulus bill called unlikely. From Wordnik.com. [news | OS | http://www.ocala.com] Reference
It’s not impossible, just very highly unlikely is all, Rose said. From Wordnik.com. [Word Help Needed Please] Reference
The latter is a rare example of a South African word unlikely to be shortened any further. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
And he said that was highly unlikely, which is interesting in terms of what happened during his presidency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2004] Reference
The idea was not to dream up anything impossible or unlikely -- in other words, no antigravity living rooms. From Wordnik.com. [The Green House of the Future] Reference
Not as a tangible for our price - well, to be honest with you, it is unlikely, that is the show stopper for us. From Wordnik.com. [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference
WALT: Well, he made a case which was rather unlikely, which is that the judge allow him to appear by telephone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2004] Reference
Yet a massive instantaneous global switchover of the Internet's entire addressing system is, in short, unlikely. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
In one scene, a man recalls his unlikely friendship with his family's main source of income, the calf he tended as a boy. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
But in the meantime, might I suggest he takes heart from the certainty that this is one work dilemma unlikely to last long. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Lieberman, meanwhile, continued successfully speaking to GOP voters in terms unlikely to alienate the Dems who still support him. From Wordnik.com. [CT-SEN] Reference
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