Another merit of the short-winged hawk is that she is less likely to be lost.
When she finds after a long sojourn in the tree or on the ground, that after all, she has either to trouble herself to come or else go without her food, she will be less likely to be troublesome next time.
She is less likely, when in the dark or hooded, to meddle with the mended feather; and when it has been left alone for twelve hours, the needle will have begun to rust in the pith of it, and thus be firmly stuck fast at both ends.
The veterinary surgeon is less likely to commit error; but there are, however, few of the profession who devote attention to the dog with the zeal which the comprehension of its diseases and their treatment demand.
Restrained in this manner a dog is less likely to tumble about, and become injured, than if one of his fore legs had been passed through his collar.
For this purpose copper rivets should be used, because they are more readily removable, as well as less likely to strain the work in the riveting.
In driving a key out, especially if it is fast home, a quick heavy blow is best, as it is less likely to burr, swell, or bulge the end of the key.
The fact that she is less likely to rebel against her hard condition than her urban sister, does not remove the dangers of her situation.
Not only of the girl entering prostitution may it be said that with her the sex instinct is less likely "to be reduced in comparative urgency by the volume and abundance of other satisfactions.
It is best in all cases to give the Arsenic after a meal, on a full stomach, as then it is less likely to irritate, not coming directly in contact with the coats of the stomach, and being diluted by the food during its absorption.
It is perhaps at all times advisable to arrange so that the medicine shall, if possible, be taken after meals, for it is less likely to irritate a full stomach.
Any ill result is less likely to occur if the patient be kept warm and quiet while under the influence of the medicine.
Thus, it may happen that an opinion which is safer is less likely.
As between the more likely and the less likely, one must be a Probabiliorist, when this is according to law, as is the case in civil suits where the preponderance of evidence must be followed (see 697).
On the contrary, famine is less likely to arise in a country whose soil is intensively cultivated, because intensive cultivation means a variety of crops, and therefore less risk of all the crops failing.
The first operation is by far the most satisfactory of these, owing to the fact that a broader new insertion of the muscle is obtained, which is less likely to yield subsequently; it is the operation usually performed in this country.
The best time for operating, if possible, is the morning, as the patient has had a night’s rest and is less likely to lose self-control.
In no form of spinal injury is this less often indicated, or less likely to be useful.
The part of the barrel adjacent to the chamber is the part to rest on the ledge, as it is less likely to slip.
A drawer which is a trifle larger at the back than at the front will run better than if larger in front, as it will be less likely to bind or catch.
Even an iron square is very useful, but a nickel-plated steel-square is the best, as the figures are more distinct and it is less likely to rust.
It is often better, however, to cut across the grain, or diagonally, with the chisel, as the wood is less likely to be split by the tool.
A really cultivated person is less likely to waste words on mere ornamentation, just as he is less likely to have gingerbread-work on his house.
The assumption is, that he is less likely to write simply.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "less likely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
