Sentence examples for only probable from inspiring English sources

The probability of a proposition is always relative to premises or data, and the supposition that probability is always relative to something else that is itself only probable means that probabilities can never get off the ground and so is incompatible with the justifiable assignment of any probability at all.

A statistical syllogism deals with complexions of less than 100%, and its conclusion is not definite but only probable: for example, if 95% of S are P, this present S is probably P. Some logicians claim that the probability in question is exactly 0.95, but Williams does not need to rely on that additional claim.

During the height of James's tenure, thoughts of a championship seemed not only probable, but likely.

The board, by law, does not find blame, but only "probable cause".

That can be authorized by "any attorney for the government," and the court needs only probable cause to believe that a federal felony is being committed.

"Its only probable benefit would be to remind people that they're late for work -- again," Mr. Molinari said about the clock, which would have greeted Staten Islanders crossing the harbor.

Its opponents in the case said it was not only possible, but probable.

Lose a game, and a three-way tie is not only possible, but probable.

Flanking a seemingly invincible giant in our industry is not only possible, but probable.

In those days, I guess it was not only possible but probable that there would be a nuclear war.

Yet again it's not only possible, but probable that many secret urges that are unearthed in cyberspace come to fruition in reality.