Likeliest

The name likeliest to throw basketball fans is Jeff Jones, the former Virginia coach, whose No. 4 ranking caused Pomeroy to question the sample size. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And why do physicists refer to the likeliest location of an electron in an atom as an orbital despite the obsolescence of the planetary model of the atom? ❋ William Safire (2004)

Skallagrimson, who hath been called the likeliest man of those born in ❋ 1179-1241 Snorri Sturluson (1210)

Greg -- Clinton's lead in the "likeliest" might be 9 points over Obama, but it's only 6 over Edwards -- his support is "unchanged" by the tighter screen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He conceded that he is not the "likeliest" candidate for the presidency, that "I don't fit the typical pedigree" – that was a shot at the Bushes of Kennebunkport – but change is needed, and change doesn't "come from Washington," it "comes to Washington." ❋ Unknown (2008)

A member of the WHO team, Wolfgang Preiser, reiterated previous statements from researchers that the coronavirus is the "likeliest" cause of SARS. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Assumption: The "likeliest" scenario is that a Bloomberg candidacy would help Obama win re-election, says Heilemann. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The directions are simple: anywhere between 53 north latitude and the Pole, on the one hand; and, on the other, the likeliest hunting grounds that lie between the east coast of Siberia and farthermost Labrador. ❋ Unknown (2010)

North Carolina's Outer Banks, which look the likeliest to get a serious hit from Irene, have a long history of hurricanes, and building codes and emergency plans reflect that. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Kramer said S&P still believes that Greek bondholders could hope to recover between 30 and 50 cents on the euro, but said the likeliest outcome was toward the bottom of that range. ❋ Geoffrey T. Smith (2012)

The most straightforward observation is also the likeliest: that the recovery the UK enjoyed in the first half of 2010 has now ground to a halt. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It was ambitious, to say the least, but I suppose if anyone was going to pull it off, Zlatan was the likeliest candidate. ❋ Unknown (2012)

This dilemma could be particularly acute for three of the Democratic gubernatorial candidates who appear likeliest to emerge victorious: Jerry Brown in California, Andrew Cuomo in New York and Martin O'Malley in Maryland. ❋ Charles Lane (2010)

Mitt Romney is still the likeliest to emerge as the nominee but it is pretty grim if the best he can do is about 25% of the Iowa caucus-goers: that is not anendorsement. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Health-care reform will probably be changed on the margins, but neither repealed nor defunded, writes Ezra Klein: Politicians of both parties are risk-averse, and the likeliest outcome is that this fight is effectively tabled - particularly if, as looks likely, Democrats hold the Senate. ❋ Ezra Klein (2010)

Politicians of both parties are risk-averse, and the likeliest outcome is that this fight is effectively tabled - particularly if, as predicted, Democrats hold the Senate. ❋ Ezra Klein (2010)

Traditionally juice from both sides was blended to achieve balance and complexity, and Guigal's Côte Brune et Blonde—the largest-production bottling and the one you're likeliest to encounter—continues this tradition. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)