"its pioneering significance will probably be undeniable" sounds awkward to me. But how to edit it?

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Only 6 patients! Such small sampling counts for little in the near future, though its pioneering significance will probably be undeniable.

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[+3] - roger - 03/05/2013I don't see anything awkward or stilted about it. There are probably a dozen ways to rewrite it, but they probably wouldn't be much better.

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its innovative impact cannot be denied.

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@PUNKEY,

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its innovative impact cannot be denied.

Thank you, PUNKEY.
Does the original sentence sound awkward in your ears?

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@oristarA,

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though its pioneering significance will probably be undeniable.

What do you see as awkward, Ori?

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@oristarA,

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awkward in your ears?

"probably be undeniable" hardly mellifluous. I might have written, "doubtless prove undeniable"

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@oristarA,

I don't see anything awkward or stilted about it. There are probably a dozen ways to rewrite it, but they probably wouldn't be much better.

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@roger,

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I don't see anything awkward or stilted about it.

Then Rog you might like "probably be indubitable"

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@dalehileman,

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"probably be undeniable" hardly mellifluous. I might have written, "doubtless prove undeniable"

'probably' does not equal 'doubtless', Dale.

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Thank you all.

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