This closeness makes it less likely that these findings are down to chance.

这种紧密的联系使得这些发现不太可能出于偶然。

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Researchers say the water dilutes the blood, making it less likely to clot.

研究人员说，水可以稀释血液，使之不易发生凝结。

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The first is to make it less likely that banks will fail in the next crisis.

第一个目的就是确保在下次危机来袭之时，银行破产的可能性会降低。

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The group says it has found that students in higher priced programs are more likely,not less likely, to repay their students loans.

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So, these are an important list of factors as to the factors that can make somebody less likely to bring it up to the killing level.

这些都是很重要的影响因素,它们能使电击者,进行致命电击的可能性降低。

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It's because these are the women who have abdominal obesity, so women are less likely to have it in the first place, but many do, and of those who do and have that metabolic syndrome, then they're more susceptible to the heart disease outcomes than men are.

这是因为研究对象都是有腹部肥胖的女性,女性一开始的确比较少患腹部肥胖,但其中仍有人会有腹部肥胖,所以那些患代谢综合征的腹部肥胖女性,与男性相比更容易受到心脏疾病的影响

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Nearly three-quarters say the national debt is making it less likely that businesses will increase hiring.

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The new policy would make it less likely such individuals would work in America, pushing more work offshore.

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This makes it less likely for these people to stop by a donut place, as reason prevails over emotion.

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