"Never listen to a taxi driver, sir, " he said, before suggesting that I would be unlikely to do it again, wouldn't I, and delivering a slap to his wrist with a meaningful glance.
Yes, in theory, the commission could then re-submit the original proposals unamended, but in practice they would be unlikely to do so, not least because, if a third of national parliaments are against a proposal, so will be their governments, and the commission would be close to losing the qualified majority needed to pass laws.
When we polled 1, 000 people, we found 52% would be likely to take pills that had been returned unused by other patients and checked for safety, while only 19% said they would be very unlikely to do so.
While this, in theory, can be audited, in practice the knowledge to do so is unlikely to be possessed by the auditor.
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Decreasing purchases would be equivalent to increasing rates, something the Fed is unlikely to do in the face of economic weakness.
Committee chair Jim Wells said other departments had already posted their revised spending plans on their websites but that the Department of Health had said it was unlikely to be in a position to do this until late March.
Committee chair Jim Wells previously said other departments had already posted their revised spending plans on their websites, but the Department of Health had said it was unlikely to be in a position to do this until late March.
He says the PPP has created pockets of solid support across Punjab due to a prolonged, though invisible, cash-assistance scheme for the rural poor, making it highly unlikely that Mr Sharif will "be able to do another '97 here".
Mulan is set to be released on 14 April in Beijing, but according to the Xinhua agency it is "unlikely to do well there either".
He is better known for his views on taxes than on how to handle the relationship with Russia, what to do about Iran or how deeply Germany should be involved in Afghanistan, but he is unlikely to break sharply with current cautious policies.
If we do otherwise, we are unlikely to be able to hold our own in the War on Terror, let alone win it.
Denmark and Sweden are unlikely to do anything daring before their elections, to be held by September 1998.
Women with reasonably regular cycles are likely to be the most likely to benefit from this - those with erratic menstrual cycles or who do not ovulate at all are unlikely to be suitable for natural cycle treatment.
But he has been coy on exactly when he will call the election for the lower house, which must be held by August next year, and analysts believe he is unlikely to do so in the near future given poor ratings in opinion polls for his ruling Democratic Party.
Like a human, a chess computer would analyse the consequences of a move, but it would do better than even a grandmaster, who would be unlikely to see beyond eight moves ahead.
Regardless of what rates do, the biggest problem may be that the interest is unlikely to keep pace with inflation over time.
It is also unlikely to be permanent if all of its neighbors with the possible exception of Turkey do not wish to see a secular and democratic Iraq.
For example, swimmers are unlikely to be tested for beta blockers - which can help calm the nerves but do not aid endurance - but divers definitely will be.
That is when the votes will take place - unusually there will be an amendment designed to kill the bill at second reading, which is not something the Lords normally do, and is essentially a gesture, and unlikely to be agreed.
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As for the notion that other rich nations should do more that's true, but a British retreat would be unlikely to encourage them.
EU's institutions and procedures, such as majority voting in the ministerial council, it looked unlikely that the Cologne summit would do more than map out a timetable for decisions to be taken next year.
Fleischer found himself explaining that thinking Wednesday, saying that although the government was unlikely to do anything as gas prices continue to rise into the summer, consumers would be able to dull the ache if they start to see more money in their paychecks.
Even outside jail, most rape victims do not report the crime, notes Mr DeBlasio, and they are unlikely to be confined to a cell with their assailant.
But many senators do not much like the Waxman-Markey bill either, and it is unlikely to be passed before the summit, if at all.
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