How To Use Likely In A Sentence

Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
If you lip balm contains phenol, camphor, menthol, peppermint oil or eucalyptus, it's most likely making your lips more chapped than not.
He made comments about a couple of items, suggesting an appetizer that sounded unlikely but that, in his words,'went down a treat. FOLLY
The game's protagonist, Laharl, a self-absorbed demon who also happens to be prince to the throne of the netherworld, is as unlikely a ‘hero’ as one could expect.
Here, however, they are unlikely to survive the frosts although both impatiens and pelagoniums can be kept for next year in a heated greenhouse or brought indoors and used as house plants.

Hillary's woman problem is that her reach among women over 30 I don't want to use the term older women is unlikely to change much. Hillary's Woman Problem Part II
Seizures are most likely to occur early in an illness (such as roseola, colds, gastrointestinal infection) when the fever is rising quickly.
Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision. THE BROKEN GOD
They are also less likely to get support from strong religious or spiritual beliefs.
It is unlikely that their blueprint for economic reform will be put into action.
A study by Conservation International, an American organisation, found that nearly a third of frogs, toads, newts and other amphibian species were likely to disappear within 100 years.
More than that and we'd be unlikely to win. Times, Sunday Times
It shows a stag hunt, accompanied by more unlikely woodland animals such as a monkey and a tortoise. Times, Sunday Times
The greatest difficulty which presents itself in entering the southern mouth arises from what in America are termed snags, that is, large trees, the roots of which are firmly planted in the bed of the river, whilst the branches project up the stream, and are likely to pierce any boat in its passage down. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2
In patients without subarachnoid hemorrhage from a separate aneurysm, larger aneurysms also were more likely to rupture.
Though some may decry the lack of uncut versions of each film, the fact is this will most likely be the definitive version of this series.
Hunt thinks it unlikely that the currency will break parity with the dollar next year, and feels it is likely to settle around the $0.92 level.
Figures due out on November 21 might be instructive but a merger deal is not thought likely to figure in the statement.
She blasted him in the face with a shot of plasma, more than likely killing the pilot instantly.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the researchers found that employers were considerably more likely to offer interviews and jobs to applicants with white names.
Its plans are likely to be fiercely opposed by residents, conservation groups and some environmentalists concerned at the impact on the landscape. Times, Sunday Times
A military coup seems unlikely.
For the kids the knee-jerk tourist products are wooden toys, but they are lumpish, boring objects, unlikely to appeal to any but the most simple-minded of toddlers.
Democratic individuals, who in any case are likely to have similar beliefs and opinions because they are similarly situated, easily fall under the hegemonic sway of public opinion.
Outdoor barbecue ready to eat food and spices which are less likely to fatten up ah?
It also stokes the emotions, making physical violence more likely.
Slow the airplane to reduce impact forces; also, you'll likely encounter wind shear and strong downdrafts.
But she is unlikely to be wearing baggy jeans and a hard hat. Times, Sunday Times
However, the measure intended to foster democracy will result in all three party leaders imposing a three-line whip on their respective MPs – a move hardly likely to ease the public's mistrust of Parliament. European Union: The referendum is an absurd sideshow | Observer editorial
Retirement is likely to move from an abrupt halt at a fixed age to a more gradual withdrawal, with the abolition of compulsory retirement ages. Times, Sunday Times
If you delay child-bearing until your mid-twenties or your early thirties, you are far more likely to have a good job, educational qualifications and a stable relationship.
Tonight is blissfully planless, and will likely feature sorting through stories with Adam and catching up on the TiVo stuff. Odin's Day
The photo plates also age and sex accipiters, those hawks that flap, flap, sail, and are the mostly likely the ones that raid our feeders of hapless birds.
He is likely the QMJHL's best bodychecker and has turned into a real dynamo from the blue line in. USATODAY.com - Undrafted college prospects could get NHL lockout look
One of the most significant concerns presented by opponents is that suicide ideation is most likely a symptom of psychopathology.
Horses Wednesday mainly galloped, jogged, or walked, but the first official workouts are most likely to occur on Thursday.
An unlikely medley of five friends, one of them is now a star, the other a businessman, the third a pilot while the remaining two are in the software industry.
*** Pharmaceuticals Sigma Pharmaceuticals said that it is likely to breach loan conditions with bankers after taking a charge of as much as 270 million Australian dollars ($253.4 million) from the A$900 million fire sale of its pharmaceutical division to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare. Business Watch
Sadly what he calls'the paucity of evidence and excess of speculative interpretation' is unlikely to clear the air. The Times Literary Supplement
Getting involved in European companies is likely to bring a complexity of personnel management that will blow their minds," Graeme Maxton, a Europe-based independent auto industry analyst, told the news service, noting Chinese companies 'poor track record of managing their businesses. DealBook
Is deceiving a patient about her true medical condition, in the interest of promoting an optimistic attitude, likely to increase her chances of recovery?
But it is highly unlikely that Bertrand found the trip as boring as his song implies.
Cunnah is unlikely to let something like a labour dispute distract him from the job in hand.
Topographic and geological maps are the next stop to identify likely areas based on physical features such as sinkholes, known outcrops of cave forming rocks, and known cave locations.
Your mother's will most likely transfers property to the revocable trust, rather than the other way around, in case she failed to transfer something to the trust prior to her death.
You said you checked for it, but it seems likely that the chain is being pinched between the jockey wheel and the cog.
The weather is unlikely to improve over the next few days.
It is likely to have benefited more from erecting the jawbone outside the island kirk and turning it into a tourist attraction, than the museum, which will simply be adding it to its existing collection.
The report said mobile phone networks worldwide were likely to have 1.6 billion subscribers by the end of this year.
We highlight those likely to get a green bank boost. Times, Sunday Times
Actually, this particular strain of e. coli is going to be more likely to have been spread by humans, manure (even the so-called organic stuff) or animals, than water. Spinach
It's worth keeping in mind that household mortgage credit expanded at an 11.4% rate during the second quarter, a torrid pace likely being surpassed with the current refi boom.
Our extensive battery of outcome measures, which focus mainly on physical benefits, is unlikely to capture the full extent of these apparent social benefits.
Women who have a history of early-onset premenstrual mood disturbances and dysmenorrhea are more likely to experience an improvement in their premenstrual mood.
About the only likely explanation was that it was used for electroplating, but no electroplated items had ever been found.
The investor decides on the currency most likely to appreciate against sterling and puts money on deposit in that currency.
If you can get people to relax, they're more likely to open their mouths and talk.
Some taxonomic groups are particularly species rich in a global context: any impact of climate warming on such species, for example, willows (Salix spp.), sawflies, stoneflies, wading birds, and salmonid fish, is likely to affect their diversity at the global level. Arctic environments north of the treeline
In ways often too subtle to be conscious but sometimes overt, I believe, blacks remain devalued in American schools, where, for example, a recent national survey shows that through high school they are still more than twice as likely as white children to receive corporal punishment, be suspended from school, or be labeled mentally retarded. Race and the Schooling of Black Americans
Staff have been told that the workload is unlikely to ease in the near future as there are 1,700 prison jobs across Britain that remain unfilled. Times, Sunday Times
Physicist and ufologist Stan Friedman argues that it's overwhelmingly likely that some UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft. Posthuman Blues
Obviously judges are unlikely to speak about their specific cases or to make stinging criticism of political policy. Times, Sunday Times
Yields on bonds are so low that any future inflation is likely to erode the rates of return on government bonds bought today.
Beyond these two, there are still a number of smaller mutual building societies, but it is unlikely they will demutualise.
It is likely your dentist will prescribe antibiotics to control the infection.
They are now more likely to call a product obstreperous than blame themselves for their ineptitude.
The Green vote looks likely to increase again.
Gil probably should have thought about that and realized that a street address with the word rattlesnake in it was most likely a bad omen—that things probably wouldn’t turn out well if they tried living there. Fatal Error
It is unlikely that his forces could withstand an allied onslaught for very long.
However, on a bad day chaos reigns, and nobody can predict a likely departure time.
Because metering would be such a major change, trials are under way to assess the likely benefits and costs.
In my business the less you worry about making money the more likely you are to make it.
However, his brave deed and the actions of his colleagues is now likely to be recognised both by the Garda authorities and the Irish Safety Council.
Together with other Brassica species, it likely descends from a hexaploid ancestor followed by extensive rearrangements, making its genome essentially a triplicated A. thaliana genome.
The ants were the most prolific of the insects we were likely to encounter daily.
That is likely to give succour to all those who loathe liberal values and democracy. Times, Sunday Times
The study found that, compared with visitors from the south of England, northerners were twice as likely to have phoned in sick so that they could spend the day at Alton Towers.
The Prime Minister is unlikely to endorse this view.
It confirmed that opera lovers were most likely to spread their favours across the art forms.
By this standard, serious and committed people of faith will be less likely to be approved for judgeships.
They demonstrate that the orogen likely developed over a Neoproterozoic failed continental rift that was linked to the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia. EurekAlert! - Breaking News
It seemed unlikely that the debt would ever be paid so we just forgot it.
Another injury victim, Andy Heald, sees a specialist this week over his sciatica, but former skipper Davey Luker is unlikely to feature again this season due to work commitments.
At that point, Schmidt put an avuncular hand on Page's shoulder and brought him back to the real world. Now, with Page as CEO, that hand is less likely to be there.
But, more likely, he has decided it is less of a PR risk to leave a journalist eating a solitary crab pasty in the drizzle than to be trapped alone with her and - God forbid - a tongue-loosening bottle of wine.
Failing to do so imperils his chances by giving us nothing to be excited about, much less to work for and a likely dismal voter turnout.
However, in contrast, patients were more likely to receive sedatives and local anesthetic agents if they had no pain before the procedure.
The bust of Thales shown above is in the Capitoline Museum in Rome, but is not contemporary with Thales and is unlikely to bear any resemblance to him
The folks at are charged with contributing to the delinquency of the film-makers, who were likely duped into believing this could become a satisfying monster movie.
This sounds on the face of it a strong argument, but it is unlikely to carry any practical weight.
The friction is likely to get rougher if many major economies remain anemic, as projected. China Criticizes U.S. For Protectionism
Other areas look drier, although patchy rain or sleet is likely in the far southwest. Times, Sunday Times
The letter is believed to be the first which appeared signed "ATTICUS," and was written many months before the author became known as Junius, and before any necessity had arisen for the exercise of that habitual caution which he afterwards evinced in the mention of any circumstance at all likely to lead to his detection. Notes and Queries, Number 18, March 2, 1850
People who take enough provitamin A are less likely to get cancer, especially lung cancer. The Antioxidant Health Plan
They are likely to be drawn to the same kind of partner and are often suddenly thrown into close proximity by family ties and get-togethers. The Sun
He said it was unlikely the proposals would be put to a vote because ideally unanimous acceptance would be required. Times, Sunday Times
It is unlikely that the Irish needed explanation of the concept of three persons in one, as triads were central to pre-Christian Celtic religious tradition.
It is known that over 5,000 Sarmatians from this area came to Britain after the Marcomannic wars in AD 175; but it is unlikely that the people at Brougham were Sarmatians, as the latter inhumed their dead.
So a coster is twice as likely to lose his reason as a soldier, and five times as likely as a farmer. SUICIDE
The vote is likely to be postponed to a specially convened synod in November. Times, Sunday Times
On reflection, however, I feel this would be unlikely, because I cannot be alone in considering his regular waspish observations positive endorsement of a production.
They love the series and some whitehats tell em they gotta do it in three movies and some bullshit tv series..which most likely wouldnt be hbo or the like they cancelled deadwood in three seasons because it was too expensive to produce. network tv adaptation would be a catastrophe and blasphamy..they deny it probably out of respect. Ron Howard to direct DARK TOWER movie trilogy
A study of long-term coupling in which the partners were unhappy, showed that women more than men were likely to suffer from high blood pressure and obesity. Diana Kirschner: Is Marriage Toxic to Women? Musings on Valentine's Day
Those who held bookland were territorial lords with local interests, and were thus far more likely to seek terms with the Danish invaders, if they could save all or part of their inheritance.
The results of the toxicology tests are unlikely to be known for at least two weeks. Times, Sunday Times
In such a tightly managed duopoly partisan change is slow in coming, and then likely to be slow to dislodge.
Changing mortality and fertility patterns are likely to have contributed to this fall.
The total cost structure of any business is likely to be scaled to the size of its largest resource. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
As such, video game enemies in sibling-based stories are more likely to be doppelgängers, shadows or doubles of the player-characters.
Mr Wilkinson was of the opinion that since water treatment equipment had been installed only recently, there were likely to have been corrosion and a build up of scale over the years inside the pipe work.
A corollary to this is that if you can get the little things right then you are much, much more likely to get the big things right.
His symptoms led to the conclusion that his troubles were likely caused by grayanotoxin poisoning, also known as rhododendron poisoning and "mad honey intoxication. The Seattle Times
However, a solicitor is unlikely to be able to concentrate on advocacy as a barrister can.
It is likely that the court will accept that this evidence is admissible, since the strict common law rule is generally ignored.
Alcohol and tobacco consumption by young people is especially worrisome because habits formed early are likely to persist.
Is there any other kind of test we can do to determine if the motherboard is non-functional (which seems rather likely at this point)? Help me, livejournal wan kenobi!
It seems unlikely to be an infectious agent that is causing the problem as only Koi and Orfe are affected.
In fact, the Chief would most likely overrule me if I tried to lay one. SNOWJOB
Men who didn't pay were likely to find themselves being used as a demonstration in a weapons test. A Plague of Angels
Verbal aggression is more likely to occur than physical aggression in groups whose members come from middle- or upper-income families.
That will mean they are more likely to nod off as you're reading them a bedtime story, and then you can tiptoe away. The Sun
Any rolling part can do it, but the major flutter-maker in your tape recorder is likely to be the capstan.
It's likely that the Emerald ash borer, which is a beetle from Asia, could create an infestation. Kare11.com - Top Stories News
It seems likely to do just that as a social barometer of genuine historical value that records everything from the British public's reactions to regional accents to the history of sudoku.
The developments of combinatorial chemistry and the identification of new target sites from genomics research are likely to enhance the quality of agrochemicals at the farmer's disposal.
Given the success in calming down Baghdad's neighborhoods, it would seem unlikely that the Petraeus doctrine will be rolled back ... on the other hand, Casey reportedly has been among those pressing for a quicker withdrawal from Iraq and McChrystal's mission may be to send as many troops home as he can. Who Replaces Petraeus? - Swampland - TIME.com
When are distributions likely to be made to creditors?
Can the Commonwealth detain bankrupts for the purpose of examining them, on the basis that some bankrupts are likely to flee before examination?
The male form does not produce any berries and is much more vigorous with stronger growth, making it more likely to weaken its host plant over time. The Sun
Even a washboard is not a very likely find other than in an antique shop. Where can I buy a pila in the US
European officials, however, tend to be more confident about their ability to predict, based on theory, likely effects in the future and are somewhat more skeptical of the self-correcting nature of markets.
He dived triumphantly over and a fabulous farewell party for the Samoan seemed likely. Times, Sunday Times
I think they are likely to lead to conflicts between fragments and fractions within ruling corporate elites.
Of course, in some sense, this is a regressive tax as poorer laborers are probably the least likely to have flexibility in setting their work schedules for the sake of avoiding the higher taxes.
If chimps and humans are both violent, they are likely to share a genetic legacy for violence with this ancestor.
A convenience store operation, however, is not likely to realize that same benefit because its order sizes are smaller.
Not surprisingly, the twistiness of the daffodil was much higher (fourteen times higher, in fact) than its bendiness, explaining why these plants are far more likely to turn in the wind than to bend over.
Many traders and economists still believe the dollar is likely to head higher in the medium term.
The longer the time elapsed, the less likely that the informant has retained freshness of recollection or can offer new information.
If you go now, you're likely to hit the rush hour.
Most of it, however, had escaped into the atmosphere as heated gas and likely would not recondense for several hours. Harbinger
The motoring body said it showed changes in vehicle excise duty to make more owners pay would likely dampen enthusiasm for such vehicles. The Sun
The quality of legal argument and analysis in American courts, in particular state supreme courts, is often quite poor on issues of private law that the readers of this blog are likely to think arcane or technical. Balkinization
Utilitarian dressers are likely to have bought their garb from British Home Stores and the Co-operative Society.
You're likely to hear fragments of everything from classical masterpieces to thrash metal, from jazz licks to film music soundscapes.
Women, especially those older than 40, are more likely to have an underactive thyroid than men are.
The purpose of the arrests is to cause gangs to police themselves -- if every murder results in a torrent of arrests, gang leaders are more likely to discourage the use of violence to resolve personal disputes. Chicago Gang Violence: Police Chief Jody Weis Follows Through On Controversial Strategy
Even the plainer lodges are likely to have additions such as finials and cresting on the ridge of the roof.
In theory, this could be a smart strategic move but it is likely to "domesticate" Julian Assange; running such an NGO would require too many boring meetings with potential funders many of whom have already been alienated by the organisation and a nine-to-five office routine - the exact opposite of the glamorous nomadic lifestyle that the founder of WikiLeaks has become famous for. The Guardian World News
Either it had been moved by someone, or something as was more likely, or it had been covered by the shifting sands of the desert.
But Mr. Erwitt also has a gift for clicking off multiple photographs of a single scene, finding and preserving evanescent moments likely to leave the viewer alternately laughing or enrapt. Photo-Op: Head or Tail
You need not even believe -- though it is too likely to be true -- that that great fireplace in the little first-floor room served for the torture of the scarpines. Prose Idylls, New and Old
As suggested in patients with cirrhosis, it is likely to be of multifactorial origin.
On Tuesday the frontal rain in the north is likely to slide southwards, drawing down colder air for a time over northern and eastern parts. Times, Sunday Times
But, despite my boyish good looks, I'm probably unlikely to be engaged for either role.
And, as we so often see in the winter window, there is likely to be a flurry of activity towards the end of the month. The Sun
That means Schwarzenegger's earnings from a career as a Hollywood megastar, which allowed him to forgo a salary as governor and commute by private jet to Sacramento, likely will be evenly divided with his estranged wife. Maria Shriver files to divorce Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sunshine is likely but be prepared for wintry showers. Times, Sunday Times
If the nominee is an unknown quantity as far as views on issues, then the nominee will likely make ambiguous statements about any issues the Republicans ask. Think Progress » Will: What conservatives truly want are activist judges.
The products were likely relabeled as Korean after being loaded onto ships at Busan, they said.
Google says they will be, quote, "unobtrusive" -- uh-huh, likely story -- and will appear at the bottom of some of the videos for 10 seconds. CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2007
And if the pH is 2.8 or below (highly unlikely), the wine could be called Dry. Rants
Now that Sandals has shown he'll flip flop, and since we already know he takes PAC money, that makes him appear much more likely to be "amenable" and owing to the NOW PAC. Printing: N.O.W. Blows it AGAIN on PA Senate Race
If the seller is dodgy, then likely as not, so is the car.
And where does she get a witness at one or two in the morning when violence is most likely to occur? Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home
By day, he has to remain out of sight, but in the evening, he pushes his cart out and chooses a place where he is unlikely to be hassled by the police.
It's likely the two sides had trouble seeing eye-to-eye on long-term potash prices, and decided to instead negotiate smaller shipments over shorter time frames, said Ravi Sood, chief executive officer of Lawrence Asset Management in Toronto. Market News
We expect further modest growth for the rest of the year, although affordability pressures are likely to limit gains for first-time buyers and home movers. Times, Sunday Times
Step 1: For starters, you will need a few common tools that are more than likely already sitting around the garage, such as a socket wrench set, a C-clamp, a flathead screwdriver, an Allen wrench set, and an ATV stand or lift. How to Replace the Brakes on a Utility ATV
Other areas look drier, although patchy rain or sleet is likely in the far southwest. Times, Sunday Times
Studies have shown that cot death is more likely to occur if the mother smoked while pregnant. Times, Sunday Times
You are more likely to have major breakthroughs when your line of thought isn't being interrupted.
It is likely that in normal discourse, the context of the sentences will help to resolve these potential ambiguities.
Sorry I most likely do have quite a few grammar mistakes and so on.
The ban will likely include large Christian crosses, Jewish yarmulkes, Muslim hijabs and turbans worn by Sikhs.
This suggests that such indices are unlikely to provide useful markers for the identification of colorectal cancer risk as previously proposed.
And further, it seemeth very likely that the inhabitants of the most part of those countries, by which they must have come any other way besides by the north-west, being for the most part anthropophagi, or men-eaters, would have devoured them, slain them, or, at the leastwise, kept them as wonders for the gaze. The North-West Passage
Chanterelles grow in flushes, so revisit likely spots.
If the Yes campaign is successful, it is more likely to be a case of companies straddling both sides. Times, Sunday Times
The mere fact, if it be a fact, that the constable reasonably thought that a breach of the peace was likely did not in my judgment justify the arrest of the bailiff.
Perhaps because black, Hispanic and Asian households tend to be larger and often multigenerational, teens in these groups are significantly more likely than white teens to recognize someone other than their mother or stepmother.
The farther pollen rides the artificial gusts, the more likely it belongs to a wind-pollinated plant.
This ‘meandering’ of the electrons makes them more likely to hit an atom of the metal, and the resistance is therefore increased: And the Physics Nobel Prize goes to… « Skulls in the Stars
The current talks are aimed at extending the maturity of the loans beyond October 2013 but are likely to lead to higher interest payments. Times, Sunday Times
A calf that spends the early hours of life licking a dirty udder and hind legs of a cow trying to find a teat is more likely to succumb to disease than a calf in a clean environment that got an early feed of quality colostrum.
Changes in social structure are thus likely to be accompanied by changes in the function of component institutions.
It boasts excellent hotels, fine beaches, possesses every facility for boating and bathing and can offer all the other forms of amusement which a holiday-maker is likely to require. Death of a Delft Blue
Patterns of adult body size are likely the evolutionary consequence of variation in juvenile survivorship among populations.
Under the rules outlined by the Pentagon, in the unlikely case that a tribunal hands down an acquittal or a light sentence, US authorities can overrule it and impose their own judgment.
Investigators have yet to establish a motive, but a failed robbery attempt is a likely reason, Moen said.
Yet a sharp recent retreat in commodity prices, which has seen oil prices plunge some $20 in just three weeks to around $68, suggests the disinflation trend is likely to persist.
In running the same course of action is likely to do little more than raise a few curious glances from fellow competitors.
It was found that certain cliques of countries within the same geographic region, like Greece and Cyprus, are likely to vote similarly.
With their proportionally short wings, long legs with robust femora, and large, robust feet (Bennett 2001), azhdarchids were likely to have been even better suited for terrestrial foraging than most other pterodactyloids. Archive 2006-04-01
It is unlikely that the rebels will agree to demobilise.
Indeed, it is highly unlikely that White would capture on b7 in this line, 17 0-0 looking distinctly superior.
He actually foresees a lengthy period in which the United States and China are likely to have rather cooperative relations.
It most likely functions as an adhesion protein, connecting the placenta to the uterus.
The by-election is unlikely to take place until mid-October at the earliest because the writ for the poll cannot be moved until Parliament is in session.
In this regard, offshoring is likely to show up more in the compensation trends of our domestic workers in affected sectors than in their employment trends.

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