According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
说说我的理解 four times more likely than 肯定不对了,举个manhattan的例子 Mike is 4 years older than Tom. 是对的,也可以说Mike is 4 times as old as Tom. 但你不可以说Mike is 4 times older than Tom.