"Crist running as an independent has a much greater likelihood of hurting the Republicans than helping them."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

And given this existence of this immaterial soul, it's a possibility, indeed a fair likelihood, hat we will survive our deaths.

鉴于它们的存在，这是可能的，也的确是有这样的可能性的，让我们能在死亡后继续存在。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But in all likelihood Hebrews of an older time, the patriarchal period, the second millennium BCE--they probably weren't markedly different from many of their polytheistic neighbors. Archaeology would suggest that.

但很有可能更早的，西元前2000年族长统治时期的希伯来人，他们可能和其他信仰多神论的异邦人,没有什么太大的不同，这一点考古学会帮我们证明。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Moreover, couples with two sons have a 36.9% likelihood of divorcing versus couples with two daughters who face a 43.1% likelihood.

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For example if they had predicted that their likelihood of being robbed was 30%, but the average likelihood was actually 20%, they might adjust their estimate to 22%.

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Step by step, Sara ended up on a fourth round of chemotherapy, one with a minuscule likelihood of altering the course of her disease and a great likelihood of causing debilitating side effects.

NEWYORKER: Letting Go