Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any rock lying around on the frozen continent stands a good chance of being a meteorite as — the occasional ice-piercing mountain aside — there is nowhere else to come from but the heavens . |
| 2 | Mr Mayhew 's costs , well into seven figures , were funded by Cazenove , which now stands a good chance of recouping them from tax-payers . |
| 3 | DROPPED by Labour for his extremist views , Nellist , 39 , stands a good chance of embarrassing the party by securing re-election in his own right . |
| 4 | The Franks report cost £60 000 and stands a good chance of recovering some of that cost through sales of the report . |
| 5 | We have SO MANY GREAT PRIZES to give away , everyone stands a good chance of winning something ! |
| 6 | The president stands a good chance of surviving multi-party elections . |
| 7 | What is more , the incubation it needs is in any case one or two days less than that needed by its hosts ' chicks , so the young cuckoo stands a good chance of appearing before the legitimate chicks do . |
| 8 | In some such cases specific protection , in the form of import controls , subsidies or state purchasing , may be justified on socialist grounds , for instance if the industry is a struggling ‘ infant ’ with good future prospects ( ‘ good ’ , that is , in respect of the efficient satisfaction of social need ) , or even a struggling ‘ geriatric ’ which stands a good chance of reviving its fortunes through a thorough re-investment programme . |
| 9 | And if your victim happens to be conveniently close to the edge of a tall cliff , by the time he 's bounced down a couple of hundred metres on to the rocks , he 'll be in such a mess that the injury from the blow stands a good chance of being overlooked . |
| 10 | As long as the basic construction of NiCad batteries has n't changed , I can see no justification for complete discharge and agree that it stands a good chance of being harmful . |
| 11 | He 's decided to come into motor sport and stands a good chance . |
| 12 | His bill now goes forward for a second reading but stands a slim chance of becoming law . |
| 13 | In a Plinian eruption , it 's usually impossible to pin down the site of the vent exactly , since it stands a high chance of being obliterated or destroyed by the eruption itself . |
| 14 | He has a new chance to put his stamp on policy . |
| 15 | Furthermore , the insurers are judge and jury rolled into one — if they do not think that your case has a reasonable chance of success they will not indemnify you . |
| 16 | Only McCall , who hurt his neck in training yesterday , has a reasonable chance of facing the French in the first game in Group A of the mini-league series . |
| 17 | The fences hold no fears for this big fellow and he has a marvellous chance according to his trainer of making it two in a row and thereby join a small but privileged group . |
| 18 | She also has a genuine chance of succeeding Troke as a Commonwealth Games gold medallist , and may also make a challenge in Moscow in April for the European title , which Troke has won twice . |
| 19 | Hall has not played for England since , but now has a strong chance of a comeback . |
| 20 | 2.00:IMPRESSIVE Newbury winner Mighty Mogul has a cracking chance under his 3lb penalty but is certainly not worth backing at around 7–4 . |
| 21 | Powell only has a remote chance of playing , for Reilly 's squad has retained its shape and strength . |
| 22 | while individual ‘ stress-coping ’ strategies do help to alleviate the symptoms of stress , only an organisational approach to reducing stress has a real chance of helping all teachers . |
| 23 | He has not been bought to play like Hughes , but to score goals — and he has a real chance of doing that . |
| 24 | It appears that the gallery has a real chance of organising its museum ; the city authorities have almost given their consent to leases on two buildings in the centre of Moscow . |
| 25 | Sunday 's derby game at Newcastle could come too soon for Owers but Bennett has a real chance of being fit . |
| 26 | On the face of it Labour has a real chance of overturning the Tory majority of 2,661 . |
| 27 | And Crosby said : ‘ If he looks after himself he has a great chance . |
| 28 | Side Wink ( 9.38 ) , a pocket Hercules who tips the scales at barely 55lbs , has a great chance , says trainer Pam Heasman . |
| 29 | Romany King who was second has a great chance for he has been trained for the race by Toby Balding and will have the assistance of Adrian Maguire the big race specialist . |
| 30 | If Gala 's Image wins , and he has a great chance , the tears of celebration will flow . |