in the unlikely event of

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in the unlikely event of something and in the unlikely event that something happens

if something—which probably will not happen—actually happens. In the unlikely event of my getting the job, I'll have to buy a car to get there every day. In the unlikely event of a fire, please walk quickly to an exit.

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WEAR SENSIBLE CLOTHING For ease of movement and protection in the unlikely event of an evacuation, Fly Smart travelers should follow these guidelines: *Wear clothes made of natural fabrics such as cotton, wool, denim and leather. MAKE YOUR SAFE TRIP EVEN SAFER by Trella Dutton / Travel, recreation and leisure community If, in the unlikely event of the WMC ever making a profit, will that profit come back to the public purse. Viewpoints Hospital, not art! by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) And just like last time, health experts warn us that such basic equipment will probably be of no use in the unlikely event of a real emergency. Don't splash out; Sunday Mercury SAYS by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			in the right in the right place at the right time in the road in the rough in the running in the saddle in the same ballpark in the same boat in the same breath in the same league in the scheme of things in the second place in the shadow of in the short run in the short term in the soup in the spotlight in the stretch in the strict sense in the swim of things in the teeth of in the thick of it in the toilet in the trust of in the twinkling of an eye in the unlikely event of in the vicinity of in the wake of in the way in the way of in the wilderness in the wind in the wings in the works in the world in the worst way in the wrong in the wrong place in the wrong place at the wrong time in the zone in theory in there pitching in these parts in this day and age in this regard in those parts in time in times past in token of in top form in total			in the spotlight in the spotlight in the stretch in the strict sense in the strictest sense In the suds in the sun in the sun In the Supreme Court of the United States In the Supreme Court of the United States No. 78–18, 1971 Term In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1970 No. ….. in the swim in the swim in the swim of things In the tank In the teeth in the teeth of in the thick of it in the toilet In the Trenches In the Trenches in the trust of in the twinkling of an eye in the twinkling of an eye in the twinkling of an eye in the ultimate analysis in the ultimate analysis in the ultimate analysis in the ultimate analysis in the ultimate analysis in the unlikely event of in the unlikely event that happens in the unlikely event that happens if in the usual course of things in the vicinity in the vicinity of in the vicinity of in the vicinity of in the wake of in the wake of in the wake of In the Wake of Gods in the way in the way in the way in the way in the way of in the way of someone in the way of someone or something In the way with in the whole in the whole wide world in the whole wide world in the whole wide world in the whole wide world in the whole world in the whole world in the whole world in the whole world In the Wild In the Wild

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