Twenty-five years ago, the idea of a cosmopolitan Ireland that would need more than the pubs to keep its musical heritage alive might have seemed far-fetched.

Just weeks ago, Mr. Tsongas was heavily favored in the Democratic contest here, and such a statement would have seemed far-fetched.

The idea that people might be reading us and thinking about us in that way would have seemed very far-fetched.

The introduction of sexual interpretations into discussions of classical music has often seemed far-fetched and resulted in ridicule for practitioners of the "new musicology."

Just a few months ago the idea of giving Russia a role in NATO management would have seemed far-fetched.

To them the whole idea had seemed somewhat far-fetched.

The idea seems more far-fetched for you and me today than it did twenty-eight years ago.

Some features seemed far-fetched, but were demonstrated ahead of their time.

That its aesthetic might also point new directions for opera might have seemed far-fetched.

This undoubtedly seemed far-fetched and unlikely, nevertheless, the facts were not known, and, he thought, they should be.