The phrase "a likely selection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing options or choices that are probable or expected to be chosen in a given context.
Example: "After reviewing all the candidates, she concluded that John was a likely selection for the position."
Alternatives: "a probable choice" or "a probable option".
Never considered a likely selection, he will place Mr. Carter's name in nomination.
Prior to his announcement, Sam had been predicted by analysts as being a likely selection in anywhere between the third and seventh rounds in the N.F.L. draft, this May.
Better known for his screenplays ("Breaking Away," "The World According to Garp") than his plays ("Division Street," "The Speed of Darkness"), Mr. Tesich came up with an esoteric trip for the theatrical equivalent of the art-house audience, a likely selection for the venturesome Centenary Stage Company here.
However, Morgan was not regarded as a likely selection in the final team.
But it still stings a little bit". The Razorbacks now await word of a likely selection to the NCAA Regional Championships at one of three possible sites.
Again, a 99.9% outlier threshold was applied to identify outlying W statistics that identify regions with a likely selection signature.
If they don't win here, then I suspect Panesar would become a far more likely selection for the second Test.
On the larger genomic scale, we obtained evidence both for mutational processes acting on genomic DNA beyond simple methylation-induced hypermutation and for a range of additional likely selection pressures on mRNA that centre around the elimination of UpA dinucleotides.
Varying the locus selection coefficients using a simulated annealing process gave an estimate of the most likely selection coefficients given the behavior of the system.
His status as a likely top selection is remarkable considering that Strasburg was overlooked and overweight coming out of high school.
Despite being a likely lottery selection in the N.B.A. draft, Zeller chose to return to Indiana, where the Hoosiers are poised for a stellar season as the leading contenders for an N.C.A.A. title.
