If you think there is a big likelihood of another major economic shock in the next few years, you would favour getting the national debt down faster - because there would be a bit more room for debt to rise in the next recession without turning the UK, in public finance terms, into Italy or Greece.
"You have a big likelihood of spreading of diarrheal diseases; that's why it is very important to build latrines".
U.K.-based specialist insurer Marmalade operates in the land of the young and the restless, targeting young drivers (age 17-24) via a telematics offering, in which discounts are granted during renewal; a bigger likelihood of drivers staying with the insurer for at least two years.
Biotech, in other words, may become the victim of its own success: the bigger the profits, the bigger the likelihood of regulation.
"I thought, 'I've got to get him.' " Lin was an ideal candidate for the Montgomery Sports Group — a player with a big ceiling and a small likelihood of attracting larger agencies, who are not likely to dwell on Ivy Leaguers.
What the study found was that attractiveness played a big part in the likelihood of making the second stage of the recruitment process, and a suggestion that attractiveness was playing a much bigger part in women's job prospects than men.
This of course, puts Polycom in play in a big way, and the likelihood of HP acquiring them just went up exponentially.
Income also plays a big role in the likelihood of defaulting on financial commitments, with agreeable people in higher income brackets less likely to do so than those in lower ones.
The findings underline the likelihood that politicians will make greater help with childcare a big part of their manifesto pledges at the next election.
"The likelihood of a negative surprise is bigger than the likelihood of a positive surprise," said Jerry A. Webman, chief economist at OppenheimerFunds.
And the worry is that even the likelihood of a big payout could trigger a mass exodus of accounting partners, followed by clients, then by more partners.
