The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover.
员工离职的可能性更小，因此人员流动率降低。
The more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.
这些承诺看起来越戏剧化、越有意义，就越不可能被遵守。
The social sciences are less likely than other intellectual enterprises to get credit for their accomplishments.
与其他知识型企业相比，社会科学不太可能因其成就而获得赞誉。
A year after the program, participants were less likely to have had an encounter with the juvenile justice system.
项目实施一年后，参与者接触青少年司法系统的可能性降低了。
Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40% less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University.
杜克大学的一项新研究显示，童年早期有注意力问题的儿童，高中毕业的可能性要低40%。
Overall, there was a large generational shift in which the second generation of parents was much less likely to spank than their own parents.
总体上看，有一个很大的一代人的转变，与自己的父母相比，第二代父母更不可能打屁股。
They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities, for instance, and less likely to be bored or lonely.
例如，和住在其他地方的人相比，他们不大可能会出现抑郁症状，也不大可能感到无聊或孤独。
Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community and less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizations.
其他研究表明，不读书的人往往会脱离社区，不太可能拥有自己的房子，也很少参加当地的志愿组织。
In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to predict how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to choose to see such an image.
在最后一项实验中，那些被鼓励预测“看到令人不快的图片后自己会作何感受”的参与者选择去看这种图片的可能性更小。
These molecules burn more cleanly than gasoline, in part because they have fewer, if any, carbon-carbon bonds, and the hydrocarbons they do emit are less likely to generate ozone.
这些分子燃烧起来比汽油更干净，部分原因是它们的碳-碳键更少（如果有的话），而且它们排放的碳氢化合物不太可能产生臭氧。
These molecules burn more cleanly than gasoline, in part because they have fewer, if and, carbon-carbon bonds, and the hydrocarbons they do emit are less likely to generate ozone.
这些分子燃烧起来比汽油更清洁，部分原因是它们的碳-碳键更少或者不存在，而且它们排放的碳氢化合物产生臭氧的可能性更小。
Just having a strong teacher for one elementary year left pupils a bit less likely to become mothers as teenagers, a bit more likely to go to college and earning more money at age 28.
仅仅是在小学的一年里有一位优秀的老师，就会让学生们在青少年时期成为母亲的可能性降低一些，而上大学和在28岁时赚更多钱的可能性增加一些。
A plant situated near a number of larger noncompliant competitors is less likely to attract the attention of local regulators than is an isolated plant, and less attention means lower costs.
与一个独立的工厂相比，坐落在许多不合规的大型竞争者附近的工厂不太可能引起当地监管机构的注意，而较少的关注意味着更低的成本。
Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression.
吃大量新鲜蔬菜的女人患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要少得多。
It's less likely to cause knee injuries.
这不太可能导致膝盖受伤。
We are less likely to lie when we have moral reminders or when we think others are watching.
当有道德提醒我们或当感到有其他人在看我们时，我们就不太可能说谎。
But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem, the less likely they are to be observed.
但是，这些承诺看起来越戏剧化、越有意义，就越不可能被遵守。
Less salty surface waters would be less dense and therefore less likely to sink and stir up deep water.
含盐量较低的地表水密度较低，因此下沉和搅动深水的可能性较小。
Having fewer parts makes the electric car cheaper to maintain and less likely to have mechanical problems.
由于零件更少，因此电动汽车的保养更加便宜，出现机械故障的概率也降低了。
You should listen to experts, by experts, I mean those who are less likely to make pronunciation mistakes.
你应该听专家的话，我说的专家是指那些不太可能犯发音错误的人。
If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you'll be less likely to bring your work home.
如果你在办公室之外找到了你喜欢做的事情，你就不太可能把工作带回家做了。
People who live alone are less likely to go to the doctor appointments, to exercise or to eat a healthy diet.
独自生活的人不太可能去看医生、锻炼身体或吃健康的食物。
They also claim that when teens say they feel closer to their parents, they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol.
他们还声称，当青少年说他们感觉与父母更亲近时，他们就更不太可能使用毒品和酒精。
Among its findings was the fact that students who shared a main meal with their families were less likely to skip school.
研究发现，与家人共进主餐的学生逃学的可能性更小。
During the first year of the program, students were found to be less likely to transfer schools or be engaged in violent crime.
人们发现，在项目的第一年，学生转校或参与暴力犯罪的可能性较低。
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