'likely fact' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that something is probably true, although not necessarily certain. For example, "It's a likely fact that tourism will continue to grow in the coming years."
The hard part comes after acknowledging that we still like the game in spite of its injuries, and in spite of the likely fact that some of its best players share few of our beliefs and values.
Occasionally, characters see someone who might be the "model" for one of them (though this is always an irresistible fancy, never a likely fact).
Previous opinion poll results would suggest that most people opt for printed newspapers, despite the fall in sales and despite the likely fact that they don't even read them themselves.
That's clear from the announcements about the Gphone, the iSlate, and the likely fact that nothing will happen at CES. Comdex has been dead for years, Oracle conferences feature endless rehashes by Scott McNealy about the Sun merger, and in general most trade shows have been denuded of any real news.
The story only really grabs in the last pages, when it leaves the likely facts for pure supposition.
He would then deduce several likely facts about the victim, leaving the patient (and the students) stunned.
He is likely, in fact, to work on a series of similar problems as part of a long-term effort.
Nonetheless, the majority concluded that the "most likely actual fact" was that Robertson was not present, a finding that met the standard for clear and convincing evidence.
So likely, in fact, that Andrea and her superiors, including the president of the company (Stanley Tucci), lunge at it with their tongues hanging out.
Therefore, it is likely that FACT's role in heterochromatin silencing is conserved among eukaryotes.
