A court hearing is unlikely before the end of next year.

First manned flight is unlikely before 2020, possibly 2-3 years later.

He said that if no rise came in August, a tightening was unlikely before the election.

In 2010, more than 60 years after the first attempts, commercial power production was still believed to be unlikely before 2050.

The case will be argued in the fall, with a decision unlikely before next spring.

He said a rate increase was unlikely before the middle of next year.

Any military action, then, would be highly unlikely before March.

Still, a recovery in the airlines' results is unlikely before 2004.

As a result, lower interest rates seem unlikely before the end of the year, he said.

According to the company a decision to invest in a commercial project is unlikely before the late 2020s.