in nine cases out of ten

the electrical equipment in the building has been burned in nine cases out of ten.

楼中的电器十有八九已经被大火烧掉。

a long engagement, particularly, is in nine cases out of ten a regular preparatory school for conjugal infidelity.

所以，举例来说，长期的未婚夫状态，十有八九都是婚后不忠实的真正的预备学校。

he will not come in nine cases out of ten.

他十之八九是不会来的。

in nine cases out of ten a women had better show more affection than she feels.

百分之九十的女人的爱慕之情比她表现出来要多得多。

happened in nine cases out of ten.

十次有九次是这样。

we often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

（JohnLubbock，Britishbanker）我们常常听人说，人们因工作过度而垮下来，但是实际上十有八九是因为饱受担忧或焦虑的折磨。

in nine cases out of ten he won't come here .

他十之八九是不会到这里的。

this will happen in nine cases out of ten.

这种情况十之八九会发生。

what we believe to be a love of progress is really, in nine cases out of ten, a love of power.

我们所谓对发展进步的热爱，实际上，十之八九都是对权力的向往。