However, such a scenario seemed far-fetched at this point.
This is not as far-fetched as it may sound.
This explanation is both interesting and perceptive, although it is somewhat far-fetched.
If that claim seems in any way far-fetched, consider the reactions to two of the most momentous events of the last 15 years.
It would be somewhat far-fetched to suggest that this substitution could be accidentally achieved by some grammar-external deficit.
The comparison between the petrol station and the parish church is perhaps far-fetched.
The case of the unhelpful subordinates is not as far-fetched as it may first appear.
Of course, many of the ideas were far-fetched, but many turned out to be right.
