not at all; certainly not.

The outcome is by no means guaranteed.

not at all, in no way, not in theleast, not in the slightest, not theleast bit, not by a long shot,certainly not, absolutely not,definitely not, on no account,under no circumstances

usually qualifies a verb

[it goes before main verb /after verb 'to be']

by ALL means = of course;certainly (granting permission)

in support of

Members have voted in favour of strike action.

on the side of, pro, for, givingsupport to, giving backing to,right behind, approving of,sympathetic to

in favour of + NOUN / -ING

if ______ happens

This will reduce the chance ofserious injury in the event of anaccident .

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in the event of + NOUN / -ING

becoming greater, more common,or more frequent

Fraud is on the increase.

increasing

spreading

expanding

escalating

multiplying

developing

on the rise

proliferating

TO BE + ON THE INCREASE

without knowing all of therelevant facts , apparently

On the face of it, theseimprovements look to beinsignificant.

to the casual eye,

to all appearances,

to go/judge by appearances,

to all intents and purposes,

at first glance,

on the surface,

superficially

At the beginning of a sentencefollowed by a comma

with regard to the particularaspect or subject specified

Replacing the printers is difficultto justify in terms of cost.

with regard to

regarding

concerning

in terms of + NOUN / -ING

as an answer or reaction to

I should like to make one remark,however, in response to some ofthe opinions you have expressed.

regarding ,

concerning

in response to + noun

taking into account , considering

Of course, everything that'sknown about matter andconsciousness will have to berethought in light of yourfather's discovery.

taking into consideration,considering,

taking into account,

bearing in mind,

in view of

in light of + NOUN