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To increase the likelihood of your nomination being considered, please: Tell us why it's a worthy contender.
In light of all the gun violence we have seen in recent months, I have come to believe that in the very worst scenario – the US becoming a dystopian dictatorship with food riots, total censorship, zombies and Sarah Palin – it is the latter that has a better chance of saving my life and less likelihood of getting me killed.
In Javid's letter, dated 12 March, the minister voiced his concern about the risk that the revived censorship proposal would be used "otherwise than intended, not least given the difficulty of defining extremism, and the consequent likelihood of the government being seen to be interfering with freedom of speech without sufficient justification".
With little likelihood of that happening in the short term, the stalemate could drag on for months.
The people running the world's big endowments don't like to make big macro bets about things such as the likelihood of a global cap-and-trade system being introduced, with the possibility of fossil fuel firms falling in value.
Over the last few days that DUP threat to hit the electoral nuclear button has receded in all likelihood because the UUP has called their rivals' bluff.
They need to take into account not only the problems these regimes are causing but the likelihood that they will not be in power for many more years – and act accordingly.
Related: NHS cannot take more cuts to social care, say healthcare leaders "I see no likelihood that the NHS will receive additional infusions of cash this year," said Stevens, and managers will have to make do with what resources are allocated to them.
In England, you are saying, 'Vote Green', in Wales 'Vote Plaid Cymru', and you know that for every one less Labour MP the likelihood is we will end up with David Cameron and Nick Clegg – perhaps with a bit of Nigel thrown in.
It's wise to keep in mind that strong reactions from the likes of NBC and CNN legal analysts about the sudden likelihood that the healthcare law will be overturned could be exaggerated, expressing more of a visceral reaction that things simply didn't go as smoothly as they'd been expecting for two years.
It will, in all likelihood , not be the only record breaker.
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The word "likelihood" functions as a noun , denoting the probability or chance of something happening. Ludwig AI confirms its correct usage in written English. It is often used to express the degree to which an event is expected to occur, as illustrated in various examples.
Expression frequency: Very common
