| He will be much likelier to tough out the opposition of the street than have been any of his recent predecessors. |
| And yet it is the return of high inflation, rather than deflation, that is likelier. |
| The bigger the gap between rings, the better the growth, and the likelier that the weather that year was favourable. |
| In undertaking crime to support their drug habits, cocaine and heroin abusers become likelier than usual to be arrested. |
| He is likelier to depopulate the region than to stop the flow of arms over the border. New fronts could then open. |
| But for now it looks likelier that Mr Xie misspoke and the summit will drift towards the underwhelming conclusion that many had predicted for it. |
