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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Increasingly unlikely

"Circumstances have altered events and it is now growing increasingly unlikely that Hodgson will resist the clamour for the youngster's inclusion." (BBC Sport website.)

Does "it is now growing increasingly unlikely that Hodgson will resist the clamour for the youngster's inclusion" mean "it is now lower probability of Hodgson's opposing to the youngster's inclusion" in the above?
  

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Hi You have the meaning right, although I would say: - There is now a lower probability of Hodgson opposing the youngster's inclusion Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi You have the meaning right, although I would say: - There is now a lower probability of Hodgson opposing the youngster's inclusion Dave
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Hi

You have the meaning right, although I would say:

- There is now a lower probability of Hodgson opposing the youngster's inclusion

Dave
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... there has been some discussion on EF about whether you should say "Hodgson" or "Hodgson's" there. Either is OK in my view

Dave
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dave_anonYou have the meaning right
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Anonymousgrowing increasingly unlikely
It was unlikely. Then it was more unlikely. Now it's even more unlikely. Soon it will be even more unlikely. And after that even more unlikely. And so on.

CJ
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CalifJim Anonymousgrowing increasingly unlikelyIt was unlikely. Then it was more unlikely. Now it's even more unlikely. Soon it will be even more unlikely. And after that even more unlikely. And so on.CJ
Thank you for that excellent illustration of "growing increasingly unlikely".
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