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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit more likely" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing probabilities or chances of something happening, indicating a slight increase in likelihood.
Example: "Given the recent data, it seems that this outcome is a bit more likely than we initially thought."
Alternatives: "somewhat more probable" or "slightly more probable".
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About the falling: It's made a bit more likely by the presence here of four dogs.
When antibiotics are given, kids are a bit more likely to get another ear infection sooner.
Men were a bit more likely to be mentioned in television coverage overall — but only on cable.
And, as expected, the debate made a grand coalition of her Christian Democrats (CDU) and his Social Democrats (SDP) a bit more likely.
That if the election were held today (which it won't be), then President Obama would be a bit more likely to win.
We've got a couple of ideas to pursue to make this a bit more likely to be something to turn up in the real world.
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It seems a wee bit more likely that Trump developed a jaundiced opinion of the FBI chief after Comey appeared before a congressional committee and dropped the bombshell news that the bureau is trying to find out if there was collusion between Russian agents and key people in the Trump campaign.
"It makes it a little bit more likely that we're going to end the year with a discovery rather than an exclusion.
"And then, in turn, they are going to be a little bit more likely to stay with the brand.
I also think that men are a wee bit more likely, these days, to take their roles as fathers and husbands a bit more seriously than in times gone by.
"They're a little bit more likely to get certain questions right".
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