the chances are (that)中的 the可以省略吗

the可以省略的,意思或许有些微差别.
chances are (that) 可能 The chances are that…… 很可能牛津词典上是the chances are （that）， 说明that可以省略，没说前面的the省略。不加定冠词的或许用得多一些呢。例句：Chances are that no single baby boomer read every single title on the boomer hit parade.On world markets: The chances are that Japan will fare better in 1997 than last year.