Sentence examples for little less likely from inspiring English sources

Bergsten: I think that in the short run, it would be a little less likely.

And in a time of uncertainty you're a little less likely to take that big a chance.

The family had no history of these kinds of problems, and that made this diagnosis a little less likely.

For companies, profits may be squeezed, making them a little less likely to invest in equipment or to hire aggressively.

So, the first thing we learned is that wage growth is weaker than the Bank expected, and that makes an early interest rate rise a little less likely.

With each passing day, it seems a little less likely that the next president of the United States will wear a skirt — or a cheerful, no-nonsense pantsuit.

Notoriously, Pryor lost the role of Sheriff Bart, in "Blazing Saddles," to Cleavon Little because, reportedly, the producers believed that Little was less likely than Pryor to destroy himself on drugs in the course of the shooting.

Predictions that Team GB might challenge the odds-on favourites Australia in the "battle for fourth" in Beijing seem that little bit less likely to be fulfilled after former world champion Craig Fallon was defeated by the Austrian Ludwig Paischer in the second round of the men's judo 60kg competition.

Clinical diagnoses of diseases perceived by physicians to be of little importance may be less likely to require microbiologic testing to avoid the administrative task of notification (13 ).

Have fun, but if you let them get away with little stuff, they're less likely to respect your authority when it's important.

There has been speculation that women are more likely to be whistleblowers -- or tattletales when they are little -- because they are less likely to be members of the club.