Future probability

• Will: to talk about something that is definite or a very strong probability
• Could, may, might: used to talk about something which that is possible, but not certain
• Other phrases for describing possibility
  • adverbs-adverbial phrases
    • it will almost definitely
    • it almost definitely won’t
    • presumably it will
  • Verb phrases
    • it may well
    • it might well
    • I doubt
  • Adjectives / Adjectival phrases
    • It’s bound to
    • certain to
    • sure to
    • unlikely to
  • Noun  phrases
    • The chances are that
    • There’s a strong / slight possibility
    • You haven’t a hope of -ing

• Sure to happen:
  • it will almost definitely
  • presumably it will
• Likely to happen
  • The chances are that…
  • there is a strong possibility…
  • it may / might well
• Unlikely to happen
  • There’s a slight / remote possibility that…
  • I doubt whether…
  • It probably won’t…
• Impossible
  • You haven’t a hope of …-ing
  • It is inconceivable that…

Examples: (text: “how to be a superhero)

• There is every chance that this system could allow people to walk up walls 
• Presumably, it’ll also help scientists to better understand muscle-wasting diseases
• Once shielded by the force field, there is very little chance that the tanks can be destroyed
• The victim caught in the net stands no chance of escape
  
• These crime-stopping devices are bound to cause some sticky problems for New York criminals
• It is doubtful that we will be able to achieve this in the foreseable future
• There is a distinct possibility that genetics could help those seeking a Hulk-like physic
• There is every likelihood that the procedure could eventually be commonly used to grow organs for transplants
• There is a slim chance that the scientific material obtained during the process would result in further complications
• Researchers have looked into the possibility of using spinning discs to defy gravity
• It is unlikely that it could be used for macroscopic objects