Common sense seems to suggest that spending effort on too unlikely scenarios is irrational. The General Staff continually planned for likely and unlikely scenarios. Perpetrators frequently target victims who they know are unlikely to be believed. This proposal is mostly considered unlikely or untenable. Spending too much time assessing and managing unlikely risks is to be avoided. This makes any appeal to reinstate the patent highly unlikely to succeed. The maritime moderation make May heat waves rather unlikely. Lazarus is sometimes referenced in political figures returning to power in unlikely circumstances. He conjectured that people will neglect unlikely events . Pinker considers it unlikely that human nature has changed. Supreme Court decisions since the 1942 indictments made convictions appear ever more unlikely. Hence, making a later insertion unlikely. Although he thought Goldwater unlikely to win, Nixon campaigned for him loyally. His corps commanders thought a breakthrough extremely unlikely. Other episodes have listed states that were unlikely to have Camden County.