21.   Antitrust lawyers said some sort of settlement would be the most likely outcome.

22.   As in so many other world trouble spots, the most likely outcome is no change at all, with would-be reforms and hard-liners keeping each other at bay.

23.   As in so many other world trouble spots, the most likely outcome is no change at all, with would-be reformers and hard-liners keeping each other at bay.

24.   As in the past, however, the politically attuned prime minister has remained elusive about a referendum date and cautious about the likely outcome of any economic assessment.

25.   Becker-Toussaint said neither side has been told by prosecutors what the likely outcome will be.

26.   A few months ago the race looked straightforward, the likely outcome even more so.

27.   A government led by a center-right party is a more likely outcome, analysts said.

28.   A more likely outcome, diplomats say, is that Moi will trounce the challengers.

29.   A likely outcome could be an offering of shares in its mobile-phone unit.

30.   A new proportional representation voting system means that coalition governments are the most likely outcome of the election.