The opportunity for benefit is less, simply because the bad event is less likely to happen.
Some experts think it's because a woman is less likely to ovulate while she's breast-feeding.
Romney is less likely to be satisfied with the state of American moral values than Obama.
That means they are less likely to abuse it, and it is less likely to be addictive.
But Ferry intends to work for a government agency, where the distinction is less likely to matter.
If a man feels that catcalling won't be accepted by his peers, he is less likely to engage in the behaviour.
The trends all translate into a doctor that is less likely to be on his or her own.
Jones Group is less likely to expand in the U.S. market as it is already consolidating its underperforming stores.
President Bush might still veto it, but is less likely to do so if Mr Obama backs the plan.
The hook side is less likely to pick up lint from my pocket.
The reason for that is that the convicted sex offender is less likely to reoffend than any other criminal.
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If an elder can no longer walk or has trouble hearing, she is less likely to meet new people.
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Then she formats each card so it is clear, meaning it is less likely to get corrupted while shooting the next time.
Shifting the balance towards increasing tax revenue, rather than cutting spending, would mean consolidation is less likely to increase inequality.
My question: does this deal with Apple mean that Facebook is less likely to cut its own digital e-commerce content deals?
Hopefully the more enduring story is what can be learned so that history is less likely to repeat itself at any school.
When one party gets too focused on getting the better side of the bargain, then the joint effort is less likely to succeed.
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Passengers would then be able to choose (and pay more for) an airline that is less likely to leave them stranded for long.
By doing so, it may be able to create a more homogeneous investor base that is less likely to be at war with itself.
We just have the opposite of term life insurance, in that the need is less likely to occur at the beginning than at the end.
The advent of cyberspace is less likely to destroy the university than to offer it novel ways of reaching out to more students at lower cost.
The profession has less trust in your science than in NIH-sponsored studies and is less likely to act on results from trials you sponsor, let alone conduct.
But with conditions improving for those who were never that badly affected to begin with, new hiring is less likely to lead to a surge of fresh optimism.
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Since the Thatcher government's tussle with the unions, workers have much less power to demand wage increases, which means that inflation is less likely to get out of control.
He says Vytorin should remain "a third-line drug" until more data can be collected, even though the drug is less likely to make patients complain of symptoms like aching.
The Fed is less likely to screw up in a moment of panic if it has an objective yardstick to tell it how to react to changing economic conditions.
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This is less likely to trip up an agreement if the targets set at Kyoto are modest enough for the rich countries actually to comply with this time around.
And since men who are financially dependent have more to lose if they leave unfaithful wives, female infidelity is less likely to lead to divorce when the woman makes more.
Indeed, Mr. Lamb said the MTA's goal is to carefully manage a smaller rat population that is less likely to make shriek-inducing treks across subway stations in search of sustenance.
"If a woman knows what a piece of equipment is for and how it works, she is less likely to freak out when it is wheeled towards her, " she said.
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