Example sentences of "chance of [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion . |
| 2 | Their failure also appeared to reduce the chance of creating an effective opposition coalition . |
| 3 | Although anti-abortionists would maintain that it is morally wrong to dispose of a child even if it will live no longer than a week at the most , many more people doubt the right of a mother to dispose of a child with Down 's Syndrome who stands a very good chance of living a lengthy life . |
| 4 | But she added that legislation offered a better chance of producing an acceptable framework than other suggested options . |
| 5 | Well , the dress was five years old , and there was little chance of affording a new one unless Archie finally backed a Derby winner . |
| 6 | Therefore either the customers must continually be changing identity ( so it is sensible for them to engage in some search ) and some expectation must have been built up about potential high benefits to search , or else search costs must be truly trivial , in order for the potential incumbent to stand a chance of usurping the established firm . |
| 7 | It 's commonly held that instruments are generally better made these days — even the cheap ones — and one of the prime benefits of this is that the purchaser has a better than even chance of buying a worthwhile instrument , regardless of cost . |
| 8 | They offer the trade unions and other organizations on the left a chance of shaping the post-Thatcher agenda . |
| 9 | No chance of sneaking a false pimple past them now . |
| 10 | " There is no chance of maintaining the present state of affairs , " he added . |
| 11 | Little success had been achieved as they were too slow to have much chance of catching a fleeing Ju88 or Bf110 . |
| 12 | and its still looking good for the promotion play-offs … only Tranmere have a realistic chance of catching the top six teams … |
| 13 | If he could make the shelter of the trees he thought there might be a chance of watching the high road from the wood 's far side . |
| 14 | A Countryside Commission survey found that walkers had only a one in three chance of completing a two mile walk along rights of way . |
| 15 | Add the dangers of meteorite strike , burn-up on re-entry , compression blow-out , half a dozen other things … and each one of those planes and pilots might stand a one in ten chance of completing a three-minute mission and returning safely to base . ’ |
| 16 | ESSEX set up the chance of completing a senior and under-21 national double with breathtaking , all-conquering performances over the weekend , despite being hit by key absentees . |
| 17 | Only the RIBA is standing somewhat aloof , even though it has no chance of funding a new ‘ architecture centre ’ , intended to house the splendid Drawings Collection at its Portland Place headquarters . |
| 18 | Deaf postgraduates , who are few and far between , have little chance of taking a higher degree . |
| 19 | If she makes sure she is looking good , feeling good , working well , she has a better chance of taking a cool look at him from a distance and deciding if she really wants him in her life . |
| 20 | He played Bobby Dupea with explosive sensitivity , as a promising musician who rejects a career to become an oil-rigger ; a rebel who , like Nicholson himself , had the chance of taking a particular course in life which would have provided him with comfort and stability , but chose a different route to that which might have been expected of him . |
| 21 | Cumani has a chance of taking the big sprint on the Knavesmire with Khaydara , but she has not run since June and will be hard pressed to hold Runun ( 3.45 ) , who was the convincing winner of a valuable Ascot handicap on his last outing . |
| 22 | THE STONE Roses may be thinner but these days you 've got a much fatter chance of hearing a Mock Turtles record on the radio . |
| 23 | When we do know what causes whales to beach , we perhaps will have more chance of persuading the stranded ones to return to the safety of deep water . |
| 24 | From the fact that it was chosen by lot , with the further provision that no one might serve on it more than two years in his life , it is clear that the Athenians of the fifth and fourth centuries intended that the council should have no chance of developing a corporate sense , which would enable it to take on an independent life , and wished it to be merely a fair sample of the Athenian people , whose views would naturally coincide with those of the people . |
| 25 | The result is that more working-class sons can move up while fewer middle-class boys need to move down ; the middle-class boy still has four times the chance of getting a managerial or professional job compared with a manual worker 's son . |
| 26 | And the chance of getting a traditional English Breakfast under your belt first thing is a welcome change … |
| 27 | Is there any chance of getting a new supply of printed cards please ? |
| 28 | For many fans their only chance of getting a coveted Wembley ticket was to collect all three vouchers and hope their numbers came out in a draw . |
| 29 | The greater pity is this : that because the terms of reference misidentified industrial democracy , the chance of getting a better perception of it , of its value and of the possibility of advancing it , was missed . |
| 30 | Well I do n't know , just er , I do n't know really , I do n't want to mind cos he 's been there five years , so if he does get made redundant he 's got a chance of getting a little bit of money , not a lot , but it would help . |