increased likelihood
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandlikelihood
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or 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 ofincreaseandlikelihoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thus, as noted above, there is anincreasedlikelihoodthat the adult's identification of the child's emotions will be inaccurate where the parent is insecure.
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A second larger group of females in our study do not appear to be atincreasedlikelihoodfor teen motherhood until the later adolescent years.
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In this case, the beneficial effects on mental well-being are clearly also coupled withincreasedlikelihoodof re-employment.
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However, there is anincreasedlikelihoodof the children developing an insecure attachment.
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This suggests that a natural by-product of increasing brain size is theincreasedlikelihoodof cortical specialization.
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Increasingly positive changes in canopy openness were associated with anincreasedlikelihoodof seedling survival.
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Theincreasedlikelihoodof co-pathologies and concomitant medication also complicate both the diagnosis and management of this condition in elderly patients.
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Pubertal status and the gender composition of the peer network were independently associated withincreasedlikelihoodof perpetrating cross-gender harassment, after controlling for age and gender.
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As expected, the availability of social support outside the system of care was associated with anincreasedlikelihoodof predicted discharge.
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Membership in a stepfamily was associated with a slightlyincreasedlikelihoodof psychopathology, but this was the case regardless of relationship constellation.
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However, the treatment generates a negative externality as well: theincreasedlikelihoodof the development of resistant bacteria.
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Risk factors are those variables correlated withincreasedlikelihoodof psychopathology; protective factors are variables that suppress the likelihood of psychopathology in the presence of risk factors.
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Behaviors like these may lead to anincreasedlikelihoodof peer rejection or neglect.
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Several studies have suggested that detachment within the marital relationship is related to poor marital satisfaction,increasedlikelihoodof divorce, and poor child adjustment.
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Taking first the civic groups, having good health and access to a car are associated with anincreasedlikelihoodof being involved.
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Both individual and environmental factors can contribute to theincreasedlikelihoodthat adolescents involved with one problem behavior will be involved in others.
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This may be because in earlier studies gender was a marker for older age orincreasedlikelihoodof living alone.
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Coffee drinking is associated with a reduced likelihood of incurring costs, while the other factors indicate anincreasedlikelihood.
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