1. She quoted an implausibly high figure.

2. They are, rather implausibly, close friends.

3. Rather implausibly, China and others insisted they were mainly to ward off pirates and terrorists.

4. 13 This was, after all , a hedge fund that delivered implausibly, and consistently good, returns.

5. He argued, somewhat implausibly, that the accident could not have been prevented.

6. This was, after all , a hedge fund that delivered implausibly, and consistently good, returns.

7. The budget forecast, implausibly, assumes the number of AMT payers will soar again in 200