Her recovery is 'unlikely'. = It is 'unlikely' that she will recover. = She is 'unlikely' to recover.
In the 'unlikely event that' I win the lottery, I will pay off the mortgage.
It is 'unlikely' that the company will survive more than another year.
(..) zombies destroyed it, but that's actually Garland. Just months and I might be the last non-cannibal freak in the country. I may seem like an unlikely survivor with all my phobias and irritable bowel syndrom. but I had the advantage of never having any friends or close family. (..)2009 Zombieland