Only when a risk becomes far-fetched or fanciful will the law refuse to acknowledge it. |
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I find that the opposition to this bill is far-fetched, to the point of being ridiculous. |
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For Shanghai gourmets, the prospect of being able to enjoy authentic Egyptian food has always sounded a bit far-fetched. |
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In the end, I don't think that what I was thinking was quite so far-fetched, because the premise of this show is absolutely evil. |
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Your Honour, I do not know the full facts, but from the facts that your Honour has given me, it would not seem to be far-fetched or fanciful. |
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The steady improvement in records of all sporting events may, at first glance, look like biological evolution at work, but that is far-fetched. |
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Some of the possibilities can be excluded on the grounds that they are too far-fetched to be taken seriously. |
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Suicidal sheep and comic book heroes inhabit this beguiling collection of far-fetched fables. |
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One more twist is required to help this far-fetched plot attain a vestige of credibility. |
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An analogy between point-and-shoot photography and desktop design analysis isn't that far-fetched. |
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Christine's acceptance by a haughty lady gallerist on the basis of a goofy videotape monologue seems a bit far-fetched. |
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What you might not expect is quite how preposterously far-fetched the final act is. |
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The book is plagued by turgid prose, facile observations, and far-fetched inferences from limited evidence. |
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This extravagant praise, moreover, takes the form of far-fetched metaphors, antitheses, hyperboles, superlatives, elaborate syntax, etc. |
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These kinds of stories might seem far-fetched and the stuff of spy-novel fantasy, but all of it is true. |
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The notion of robots performing surgeries may not be as far-fetched as it once seemed. |
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Futurists so far have faced a problem in making their work believable because some of it seems so far-fetched. |
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It might sound far-fetched but some people, especially powerful people, will go to any lengths to get what they want. |
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This idea, which initially seemed far-fetched but very interesting, was soon taken up by André Boudreau. |
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But the Western partners, using far-fetched pretexts, have for more than seven years now prevented this Agreement from entering into force. |
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Since 11 September 2001, the concept of nuclear terrorism no longer seems far-fetched. |
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While it seems far-fetched now, together plastics and designers can help realise this vision. |
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But being so explicit is not as far-fetched as one might think. |
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If this sounds a little far-fetched, just think about yourself. |
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Talk of people hacking into the system is not entirely far-fetched. |
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While it sounds great it does also seem a bit far-fetched and of course there is the very real objection that what comes after corrupt monarchies might actually be worse. |
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Who knows, but what they propose is not as far-fetched as it sounds. |
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Quite frankly, it all sounded a little far-fetched as I read the back of my trial pack, but the idea of pheromones has always held something of a fascination to me. |
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It's far-fetched, of course, but not outside the realm of possibility. |
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The theory is not as far-fetched as it would at first appear. |
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Some observers say all these untestable, far-fetched theories are signs of science's vitality and boundless possibilities. |
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She could also be a witty verbalizer and inventor of far-fetched movement riddles. |
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The idea that a synthespian might some day win an Oscar is not far-fetched. |
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It seems far-fetched but most of the things that happened in the first series were actually based on real events. |
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But a York research team is at the forefront of a project which aims to make this previously far-fetched dream a reality. |
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This is partially redeemed by seeing battle-hardened characters acquire new powers, and by the suitably far-fetched narrative sequences. |
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Yet even at their most far-fetched offerings, the band's only elicited a mere chuckle and slap on the wrist from critics. |
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Paul and friends, while supping pints, latched on to the far-fetched idea of representing their country at a sport. |
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As the voices of these women resounded through the meeting hall, the promises and hope did not appear far-fetched but closer to ground reality. |
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Fortunes reversed and what was far-fetched yesterday was suddenly closer to fact. |
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But, in the case of the border kids, it turns out that those worries about diseases were not so far-fetched after all. |
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Nobody really expected leniency, but still there was hope because the charges against the journalists were so far-fetched. |
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He devises a far-fetched plan to poison the monk through the mail, because he realizes that he cannot kill the man face-to-face. |
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Indeed, comparing malt whisky to fine wine is not as far-fetched as it sounds. |
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With Padmanabhan's keen sense of the telling detail in human situations, that theoretical world seems too unreal and far-fetched. |
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The claim that she is acting as a stalking horse for the party is at once hysterical and far-fetched. |
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To make the connection to Jesus was not so far-fetched because he certainly, as I hear tell, didn't deserve to die in such a gruesome way. |
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Mutiny would not be too far-fetched a possibility. |
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It's not too far-fetched to say the paper was laughed out of court. |
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The batwing sleeves and big hair are decidedly frumpy, and there are too many far-fetched storylines about murdered bodyguards and unfeeling in-laws. |
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Both lave and Dekle told The Daily Beast the motion is not far-fetched and will have to be taken seriously. |
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When he first pitched it to me for The Dark Knight, I liked the thematic idea, but I found it possibly a little far-fetched. |
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The scenario that the Shiites could decide to take vengeance against the ruling Sunnis is not at all far-fetched. |
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The ending, for example, is far-fetched and gratingly sensational. |
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For a start, the idea that George Osborne would increase the tax threshold simply to play footsie with Nick Clegg is far-fetched. |
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Adults should help young people to give expression to their ideas, however far-fetched these may appear. |
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The capers on Madison Avenue play off the prejudices and crassness of the era, while Playboy Club comes across as far-fetched and a bit seedy. |
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To most Americans, living in an ecofriendly smart house seems like a far-fetched, expensive idea. |
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There was a time, not so very long ago, when any such doomful pronouncement would have sounded far-fetched. |
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Some of the connections they espied between the Baret and the Bard seem a little far-fetched. |
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Such a christening by traditionalist second-generation Greeks is far-fetched, but the author clearly couldn't resist. |
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Harmonies remain extremely elaborate even though the musicians never forget playing particularly groovy and far-fetched rhythms. |
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It might be argued that it is far-fetched to read such significance into a political speech and a generalised endorsement of that by a linked organisation. |
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However, these explanations can seem far-fetched. |
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It is not too far-fetched, in view of what has already been done, to look forward to a not far distant time when we of the temperate zones will be able to live comfortably in the tropics. |
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Mars certainly has your brain percolating with wild ideas and far-fetched fancies, but isn't it weird how nobody wants to know about anything out of the ordinary right now? |
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A year ago, when the draft resolution was first introduced, achieving the result that we have just witnessed was considered untenable, far-fetched and naive. |
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Even without the evidence marshaled by Bebchuk, Brav and Jiang, Lipton's complaint was always a bit far-fetched. |
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This wording may sound a little far-fetched and need some explanation. |
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Its just that at the time it seemed so far-fetched and unbelievable. |
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Although the idea itself is praiseworthy, its boundaries are vague and there is therefore a danger that it might become a forum for a variety of far-fetched ambitions and interest groups. |
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Reforming society necessarily carries with it reforming the police force, but which may be far-fetched if government is indifferent towards their economic well-being. |
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In light of this experience, it is far-fetched to imagine an Arab country agreeing to host a regional repository in the framework of an Arab nuclear fuel cycle. |
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Or maybe you've heard health information that sounds far-fetched? |
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Although the novel was quite far-fetched, I was willing to suspend my disbelief. |
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Loading a discreet sociometric app onto your smartphone is not all that far-fetched. |
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Written and directed in an impressively-glossy style by Boaz Yakin, this is easily the most far-fetched, violently outlandish film of the year. |
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Critique: although the living surroundings clearly influence behaviour, it is far-fetched to put down crime and deviancy in an absolute and necessary dependence relationship with the child's environment. |
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The determination of the Porcupine Warriors to make amends is not far-fetched as they matched the Phobians squarely in two off-season matches. |
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It would also be better if it did not cast far-fetched aspersions over non-existent relations between Damascus and Al Qaeda and Sunni fundamentalism. |
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It was not too far-fetched to imagine artificially intelligent robots pets in the future that can learn, think and respond on their own, Dr Rault maintained. |
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But as Weatherfield's finest gathered for yet another disastrous marriage ceremony, the sobbing star of the far-fetched show was guilty as sin of extreme hamminess. |
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