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The phrase "a substantial likelihood of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to express a significant chance or probability of something occurring.
Example: "There is a substantial likelihood of rain tomorrow, so you might want to bring an umbrella."
Alternatives: "a strong possibility of" or "a considerable chance of".
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She said there was a "substantial likelihood" of wrongful arrests.
They see "a substantial likelihood of a sharp downturn in the United States".
Thus, I am unable to reasonably conclude that the director defendants face a substantial likelihood of liability.
In December of that year, a federal judge in Seattle issued an injunction against Barnesandnoble, ruling that Amazon had a substantial likelihood of prevailing in its suit.
"Instead of it being one person who accuses a major government institution of misconduct, it's the official good-government agency finding a substantial likelihood of misconduct.
The rules of conduct cited by the archdiocese in its motion prohibit lawyers from making statements "that will have a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding".
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Mr. Callan, Mr. Jovanovic's lawyer, said that if the case is retried, there is a "very substantial likelihood of an acquittal".
The second model, on wave 2 current smoking (table 4, section b), shows an expectedly substantial likelihood of being a current smoker in wave 2 for current smokers in wave 1, regardless of SRO history.
Put another way, there must be a substantial likelihood that the disclosure of the omitted fact would have been viewed by the reasonable investor as having significantly altered the "total mix" of information made available.
It has been defined by the United States Supreme Court as "a substantial likelihood that the disclosure of the omitted fact would have been viewed by the reasonable investor as having significantly altered the 'total mix' of information made available".
"[T]o fulfill the materiality requirement 'there must be a substantial likelihood that the disclosure of the omitted fact would have been viewed by the reasonable investor as having significantly altered the "total mix" of information made available.'" 485 U.S., at 231-232, 108 S.Ct.
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