likelihood of failure

collocation in English

meaningsoflikelihoodandfailure

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likelihood
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/us
/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/
the chance that something ...
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failure
noun
uk
/ˈfeɪ.ljər/us
/ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/
the fact of someone or something ...
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(Definition oflikelihoodandfailurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The injectables maintained a lowlikelihoodoffailureregardless of the duration of use.
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As the authors state; 'management without ecology increases thelikelihoodoffailure'.
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In some cases, the result was that not only was there alikelihoodoffailureto supply but plant was actually in a dangerous condition.
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It also makes economic nonsense, leading to a greaterlikelihoodoffailureand re-offending.
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I should have thought thelikelihoodoffailureis very small.
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First, we should ensure that people are aware of what the court says and theirlikelihoodoffailure.
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Whereas firms that fail to adapt, or do so slowly, risk a greaterlikelihoodoffailure.
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The presence of blood vessels where there should be none may affect the mechanical properties of a tissue, increasing thelikelihoodoffailure.
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It is an example of using redundancy to increase safety and reduce thelikelihoodoffailure, analogous to double insulation.
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As nodes arrive and demand on the system increases, the total capacity of the system also increases, and thelikelihoodoffailuredecreases.
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