greatest likelihood
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatandlikelihood
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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likelihood
noun[U]
uk/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/us/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/
the chance that something ...
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(Definition ofgreatandlikelihoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ideally, a programme would promote the method or methods with thegreatestlikelihoodof success but family planning involves considerations that are personal and social as well as biological.
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Treatment of imported reptiles, either at the port of entry or at the premises of the importer, is the measure that promises thegreatestlikelihoodof early success.
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I anticipate that in such circumstances thegreatestlikelihoodis that the records will gather dust in some solicitor's safe.
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The school should be free to select a team with thegreatestlikelihoodof winning.
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That is not a warlike policy, but a policy which gives thegreatestlikelihoodof peace.
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Accordingly, implementation must involve the pre-selection of test methods, ranked by quality; in other words, the method that seems to have thegreatestlikelihoodof success would be validated first.
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People who deliberately try to introduce illegal meats are unlikely to bring them through the port at which there is thegreatestlikelihoodthat they will be caught.
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However, if a school is entering a sporting competition with the aim of winning, the school ought to be free to select a team with thegreatestlikelihoodof winning.
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Patients who are high in dental anxiety have thegreatestlikelihoodof avoiding dental treatment.
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As noted earlier, swift apologies and utilization of repair strategies by the offender have thegreatestlikelihoodof eliciting empathy from the offended and ultimately receiving forgiveness for the transgression.
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