The probable outcome is that the firms will muddle through.
The amount of benefit recognized is based on relative probable outcomes.
I could, however, give an opinion, based on researched facts, as to the probable outcome of your decision.
Had the new partners not stepped into the picture, the probable outcome would have been city ownership.
The most probable outcome is 100-150 deaths from thyroid cancer over the same period.
If you don't like the probable outcome, change the rules.
This knowledge of the probable outcome decreases their incentive to vote.
I merely tell you what will be the most probable outcome of any series of events.
In this case, the best result is that a probable outcome can be computed.
What is the most probable outcome of these conflicting forces?