The ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another.
The probability of a specified outcome.
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Examples for "likelihood "
Examples for "likelihood "
1 Good news: Cigars don't appear to boost the likelihood of heart attack.
2 Increasing the number of core biopsies reduced the likelihood of sampling error.
3 He said there was a high likelihood of the new offer succeeding.
4 Every time we increase engagement the likelihood people tell a friend increases.
5 And there's no guarantee or even likelihood that American preeminence will continue.
1 The fewer people have jobs, the greater the likeliness of social dissatisfaction and unrest.
2 Never showeth to my idea any likeliness of a woman.
3 You must not estimate this property upon their age: it's the likeliness and the promise.
4 Employing graphics to convey health risks associated with cigar smoking increases understanding and likeliness to share information.
5 Metabolic studies also served to complement the preliminary drug - likeliness profiling for compounds 3a and 5c.
1 The Cubs, however, faced far longer odds than Warren does in Iowa.
2 Despite certain odds , economic success knows no racial, gender or religious boundaries.
3 Major adjustments in global tax rules now look odds - on to take place.
4 Hamilton said, however, that the odds made him feel slightly more relaxed.
5 They work against the odds to change the consequences of that deterioration.
6 Illegal bookmakers are said to offer better odds and easier credit te
7 But the odds are that the economy continues to improve, he said.
8 The government is at odds with Auckland Council's blueprint for the future.
9 Were the odds of it happening just the way it did long?
10 There's always IVF, of course, but statistically the odds are not great.
11 Energy security doesn't necessarily need to be at odds with the environment.
12 Iran and Western countries were already at odds over Tehran's nuclear program.
13 Here in Ireland, however, Irish homeowners are paying significantly above the odds .
14 But he defied the odds to win a second Tour de France.
15 A positive feedback cycle could easily increase the odds of this happening.
16 Earlier this fall the odds of justice for victims seemed much better.
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