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Thursday 6 June 2013

collocation: likely

likely adj.
verbs
appear , be , look , seem , sound
become
make sth
a development they believed would make nuclear war more ~
consider sth , deem sth , think sth
The doctors didn't think it ~ that she would ever heal completely.
adverb
extremely , fairly , very , etc.
This match was never ~ to be a classic.
It seems very ~ that he will be forced to resign.
entirely , especially , highly , overwhelmingly , particularly
It is entirely ~ that the company will make another offer.
It is highly ~ that the factory will have to close.
increasingly
Juries became increasingly ~ to acquit.
hardly
They're hardly ~ to get home before ten.
reasonably
equally
disproportionately
Are black defendants disproportionately ~ to be wrongfully convicted?
ever
the best deal they are ever ~ to get
Likely is used with these nouns: candidate , cause , consequence , contender , cost , culprit , demand , duration , effect , explanation , fate , impact , outcome , possibility , replacement , return , scenario , source , successor , suspect , target , victor , voter , winner

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