probable future

collocation in English

meaningsofprobableandfuture

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probable
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒb.ə.bəl/us
/ˈprɑː.bə.bəl/
likely to be true or likely ...
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future
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.tʃər/us
/ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/
a period of time that is ...
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(Definition ofprobableandfuturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Finally, practical discussion on the teaching of specific spoken genres is reviewed andprobablefuturedirections are discussed.
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The last eight papers (100 pages) of the book are speculative, dealing with various aspects of theprobablefuturegenetical composition of human populations.
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In view of the existing andprobablefutureneeds this part has been pitifully small.
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Knowing norms of reaction andprobablefutureenvironments is very important for making any prediction about phenotypes from genotypes - whether these are predictions about "average" population phenotypes or individual phenotypes.
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This decision was reached in the light of the proposed boundary changes and of theprobablefutureincrease in population.
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Full consideration had been given to the question in view of immediate requirements andprobablefuture development before the height of hangars was settled.
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I simply want to call attention to theprobablefutureplight of some of the most well-known of them.
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Attempts are made to use current facts to make decisions aboutprobablefutureshort-term trends.
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That is serious because it must lead to loss of production with consequentprobablefuturedomestic food shortages.
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We believe that something can he done to improve the immediate position, and that something must be done to relieve theprobablefutureposition.
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In the meantime, what should we do to prepare ourselves for what, on the face of it, seems to be a quiteprobablefuture?
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We are speaking of allowing a growth rate that bears no relationship to the market's past growth andprobablefuturegrowth.
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A little time will be necessary to ascertain what will be theprobablefutureconsumption of beer.
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We looked both at the estimated level of returns on existing fields and atprobablefuturedevelopments.
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That is aprobablefuturedevelopment and it strengthens the argument for my case.
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He said they had had opportunities of studying the operation of this tax in the past and were able to estimate itsprobablefutureyield.
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I am sure it will be a relief to him to know, therefore, that hisprobablefuturemaximum salary will be not £585 but £655.
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We also help by giving general guidance on theprobablefuturedemand for each of the main commodities.
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The estimate thus takes no account ofprobablefuturediscoveries of oil or of new techniques to derive larger supplies from oil reserves.
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We must look at present andprobablefutureneeds and decide whether retention of an un-remunerative service would really represent value for money.
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