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*likely as not Fig. probably; with an even chance either way. (*Also: as ~.) He will as likely as not arrive without warning. Likely as not, the game will be canceled. Not likely. Inf. That is probably not so; that probably will not happen. Mary: Is it possible that you'll be able to fix this watch? Sue: Not likely, but we can always try. Sally: Will John show up on time, do you think? Bob: Not likely. A likely story. something that you say when you do not believe that an explanation is true He claims he thought he was drinking low alcohol lager. A likely story. So he was just giving her a friendly hug because she was upset, was he? That's a likely story if ever I heard one. See also: story as likely as not probably as like as not She didn't usually work all night, but she was as likely as not to be at the lab at any given time. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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7) Appropriate gloves should be worn, such as non-powdered latex (to reduce the likeliness of latex allergy) or non-latex such as nitrile gloves. While some of these positive outcomes articulated by the children and their parents may have occurred serendipitously in any camp, their likeliness was increased in this camp because of the planned way in which they were targeted and addressed by the camp staff. How do the online and traditional students' ratings of class workload, overall satisfaction, overall comfort, perceived amount of learning, anticipated grade, and likeliness of taking an online classes in the future compare? |
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