Example sentences of "a [adj] chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | a Retrospective Chances Module . |
| 2 | A possible chance of an eagle , or certainly a birdie , went begging at the 13th , where he took three to get down from nowhere but from then on he became a different player . |
| 3 | If , however , there was only a low chance of treatment being effective , or there was a high risk of death or deterioration any risk of unbearable distress to the patient , or there could be an unwarrantable drain on resources , there was no obligation to proceed . |
| 4 | There is a low chance of success in identifying companies intending to diversify into a sector other than the occasional press statement . |
| 5 | Hall has not played for England since , but now has a strong chance of a comeback . |
| 6 | If all you aim to do is stop a problem behaviour then there is a strong chance you will be successful with that behaviour . |
| 7 | Within a project , there is a strong chance that the questions the children have are questions which are intrinsically important to them , rather than questions the teacher has imposed upon them , for whatever reason . |
| 8 | The outlook for tomorrow , dry at first but a strong chance of rain later . |
| 9 | If you can visualise the shot there is a strong chance your body will respond and make a good swing . |
| 10 | A year ago , there was a strong chance that he would n't live to be three . |
| 11 | To summarize , it seems that detectors which will go into continuous operation in the next few years have a strong chance of detecting a type II supernova in our Galaxy provided that the collapse is asymmetric to the degree now thought likely . |
| 12 | I thought there was a strong chance that some of the lads might join in , but this proved not to be the case . |
| 13 | So now the Black Horse has been named a regional Pub of the Year with a strong chance of winning the national title later this year . |
| 14 | Leicester are in with a strong chance of the play-offs and will be keen to avenge a 3–0 early-season defeat at Ayresome Park . |
| 15 | In the mid-1950s there was a short-lived chance that Jordan would develop into a parliamentary democracy . |
| 16 | Give you a flipping chance to even enjoy it , do they ? ! |
| 17 | The Frenchman shook my hand and as I looked at him and his family I thought slowly to myself , ‘ What a bloody chance he is taking . |
| 18 | Someone was taking a frightful chance I felt ; these games were always held on a Sunday and the English community in Baghdad came out to the camp as several matches were played in the afternoon . |
| 19 | In that act of letting the congenital non-participants off the hook , a once-in-a-generation chance of politicizing those millions was lost . |
| 20 | It 's a fabulous chance . |
| 21 | With the last puck of the drawn game O'Connor squandered a gilt-edged chance to secure victory when his free drifted wide of the Cork posts . |
| 22 | Once at the Committee , the President would not be unaware that by a strange chance only six of the 11 bondholders on the 17-strong Committee were present : the other five has sent genuine apologies . |
| 23 | Of the mysterious stranger and his goblet no more was heard until , perhaps , a strange chance discovery early in the last century . |
| 24 | With a record order book , it now has a slim chance of starting to repay a bit of the $13.5 billion that it has received in government subsidies . |
| 25 | He knew he was clever but there was just a slim chance Mr Crangle had found a way to get him , and he did n't want him caught , not for anything in the world . |
| 26 | The semi-final of our first World Cup It was very disappointing to go out of the competition knowing that we had a chance , even though it was a slim chance , to reach the final . |
| 27 | There is a slim chance the Germans could get the Tories off the hook before their conference . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a slim chance , but we are determined to try , ’ she said . |
| 29 | Despite the firm 's dire financial health , they have a slim chance of pulling this off . |
| 30 | There is only a slim chance of a further grant , although your son should certainly apply for it , and appeal if he is turned down . |