Such a pleasing possibility seemed to be becoming less likely with each passing moment.

Industry experts say shutting the paper has become more likely than ever before.

As a result, club owners have become less likely to open big new dance spaces.

Women who lose jobs, he said, have also become less likely to leave the work force.

A bit like people becoming less likely to open their bank and credit card statements the more heavily in debt they become.

At the same time, war in Europe was becoming more and more likely throughout the season.

Remarkably, that has become even less likely since Enron's collapse.

Sadly, the latter possibility has just become much more likely.

There was no evidence to support speculation that women had become more likely to have accidents.

Monitoring can determine when such failures are becoming more likely.