Example sentences of "a good chance [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seems a good chance that a range of hydrocarbons from oil to dry gas could have been generated ( given suitable source material ) from some parts of the Carboniferous sequence after the Variscan orogeny , both in the hanging and footwall ; the range of possible depths is great enough to compensate for anticipated differences in temperature gradient . |
| 2 | At the end of the 14th round of the US-Soviet talks on Dec. 15 , the US ambassador to the UNCD , Max Friedersdorf , commented that the two countries ' positions were " fairly close together on most issues ' and that there was a good chance that a chemical weapons treaty would be signed within two years . |
| 3 | As a book on a single subject , there is a good chance that the need for description will be reduced by extensive illustration , while a favourable judgement on the work has already been implied by the choice of the subject for a monograph . |
| 4 | Firstly they do n't seem to know there 's a good chance that the ‘ picnic ’ will be taken in unfriendly weather . |
| 5 | At that stage there appeared a good chance that the election would lead to a hung parliament with Labour in charge — and that was judged the worst possible outcome for shares . |
| 6 | It turned out there were large surpluses in the BTR pension fund and so a good chance that the transfer value , as well as the potential pension , would be increased in the not too distant future . |
| 7 | But there is also a good chance that the burden of maintaining these new standards will fall on Nina the Neatnick . |
| 8 | Two-thirds may relapse within six months but there is still a good chance that the condition will clear up ultimately . |
| 9 | If you agree to be questioned , there is a good chance that the questions will be on your political opinions , your voting intentions , or on your preferences with regard to washing powders , or foreign holidays , or TV programmes , or any of a host of other possibilities . |
| 10 | In 1846 there was a good chance that the new main line of railway from London to York would pass through Stamford instead of Peterborough , then a place of no consequence . |
| 11 | There was a good chance that the secretary would take time off for lunch while the doctor was absent . |
| 12 | I think that there is a good chance that the study of the early universe and the requirements of mathematical consistency will lead us to a complete unified theory within the lifetime of some of us who are around today , always presuming we do n't blow ourselves up first . |
| 13 | While there is a good chance that the disk drive will carry on working , there is also a good chance of it loosing the data . |
| 14 | Some years ago the technical director of Hyatt International Hotels was reported as saying that ‘ if the air conditioning works , the telephone system works and the lift installation works , there is a good chance that the hotel works ’ . |
| 15 | You could , of course , reply , " Nonsense , there are no such things as magic spades " ( and I 've been tempted often enough ) ; but that would n't be very supportive , and there 's a good chance that the child who offers the spade is doing so in good faith . |