noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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The decision to keep it at 23 means fewer fixtures, less money and a greater likelihood of further clubs folding.
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The active, sensation-seeking child simply has a greater likelihood of such a pattern.
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So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes.
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In any auction, the more who bid, the greater the likelihood of obtaining the best possible price.
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A quarter of lone fathers are over 50, reflecting their greater likelihood of being widowers.
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But the longer the war goes on, the greater is the likelihood of more such tragedies.
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Older people are particularly disadvantaged by this situation because of their greater likelihood of disability.
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However, this tactic has been abandoned due to improved police surveillance and the greater likelihood of being caught.
high
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And the longer you are prepared to leave it, the higher the likelihood of a better return.
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Impacts on Earth differ from those on Mars in that terrestrial impacts have a high likelihood of encountering an ocean.
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Is it sufficient that he perceives a suspicion of bias, or must he perceive the higher hurdle of likelihood ?
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Following pruning, the prefix with the consequent highest likelihood is expanded, producing a new prefix.
increased
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The intention of the clause is to reflect the increased likelihood of damage to this equipment under the strain of racing.
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Patients with increased oesophageal alkalinisation require careful surveillance because of their increased likelihood of developing complications.
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Once an argument is in progression the child may feel that there is an increased likelihood of the parent's giving in.
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Suppose we think of conditions which lead to impaired reproduction or increased likelihood of mortality.
little
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Whether personal or commercial, business will be terminated where their is little or no likelihood of profit.
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Between 1953 and 1955, the United States could have effectively destroyed the Soviet Union with little likelihood of serious reprisal.
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There is little likelihood that cereals played a minor role in the economy.
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If so, there is little likelihood that it will ever be known to us.
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If she left early each morning and came home late at night there was very little likelihood of her meeting Leo.
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And at sea there was little likelihood that anyone would come to my rescue.
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The stalls were erected and dismantled every day so there was little likelihood of the arms being hidden beneath them.
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Both in 1986 and in 1997, some 84 % of workers told surveys they saw little likelihood of unemployment.
maximum
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Relative risks were estimated as matched odds ratios by conditional maximum likelihood methods.
real
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Given the burgeoning budget deficit, there is a very real likelihood of some form of tax increase in the Budget.
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Should you fail to appreciate this, and simply ignore them, there is a real likelihood that you could be bitten.
strong
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I believe that there is a strong likelihood that markets will seek to test that resolve.
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A genuine tar-get meant a very strong likelihood of a fight.
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A strong likelihood of being fitted up by corrupt cops or being casually blasted out of existence by some one's assault rifle?
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And there is a strong likelihood of losing ground financially rather than gaining it.
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There is no regular pay check, no regular employer, no guarantee of work, and the strong likelihood of rebuff.
■ NOUN
ratio
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The likelihood ratio test statistic shown above is a formalization of this.
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The Wald test is equivalent to the likelihood ratio test in large samples.
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The crucial difference with the likelihood ratio test is that the models that provide the's and's can be highly non-linear.
■ VERB
increase
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It should also help to get the management commitment behind the project and this will significantly increase the likelihood of its success.
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The result increases the likelihood that this year's election will be a victory for centrist politics as usual.
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Such a climate increases the likelihood that egalitarian feminist psychology will be incorporated into the traditional discipline.
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By having regular contact with her and then following her guidance, you will dramatically increase the likelihood of success.
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Drugs such as anticoagulants, antacids, barbiturates, alcohol and tobacco may increase the likelihood of the condition developing.
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Conversely, co-operative feeding and care increases the likelihood of rearing those young that are produced.
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Custodial sentences and remands prevent immediate offending but increase the likelihood of later and more serious reoffending.
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This increases the likelihood of a second fire.
reduce
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This sequence was selected to reduce the likelihood of standing stress waves in the body of the engine.
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Slow economic growth reduces the likelihood inflation will accelerate and erode the value of bonds' fixed payments.
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The region claims the situation should improve this year with new storm water tanks in Dunfermline reducing the likelihood of overflows.
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It is argued that this is a significant factor in reducing the likelihood of girls joining delinquent groups.
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To reduce the likelihood of this a large lexicon must be stored.
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Taping rehearsals also reduces the likelihood of arguments about who played what at the last rehearsal.
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This should increase control and reduce the likelihood of injury.
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Although this hip reduces the likelihood of resorption, early detection of problems is vital.
seem
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There seems every likelihood that faulty fuses caused the delay.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As you get older, the likelihood of illness increases.
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Studies have shown that there is a greater likelihood of teenagers having car accidents.
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The likelihood of food riots this winter will increase as shortages spread.
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There is little likelihood that the number of college places will go up this year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If so, there is little likelihood that it will ever be known to us.
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Impacts on Earth differ from those on Mars in that terrestrial impacts have a high likelihood of encountering an ocean.
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It is argued that this is a significant factor in reducing the likelihood of girls joining delinquent groups.
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The likelihood of living alone is greatest among the most elderly, particularly for women.
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With globalisation still in its infancy, the likelihood of such crises recurring is high.