Worse, the likely reaction in the bond market to a substantially bigger deficit would be negative.

Politicians have also commented on the likely human reaction to contact with hostile species.

Laurence could more easily consider his father's likely reaction.

"The market is always trying to guess what the Fed's likely reaction to the data will be."

Marginally, the most likely reaction is to offer some clarification or explanation.

But I do not know of any endothermic reaction likely to account for such a sensation.

I am so confident predicting your likely reaction because this aspect of human behavior has been studied extensively in recent years.

The expectations and likely reactions of the audience must be considered carefully.

He thought of her likely reaction at seeing him and winced.

And the above (first) more likely reaction seems to produce an acid, H+.