Example sentences of "a [adj] chance [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if , as the NES proposes , the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is opened to drilling ( lobbyists give this a 50–50 chance of passing through Congress ) , the government will ensure that the drilling happens . |
| 2 | Its outcome is not really in doubt , not because it is a put-up job but because the CEGB would not go into such an exercise if it had only a 50–50 chance of success . |
| 3 | He was given only a 50–50 chance of surviving . |
| 4 | He was given only a 50–50 chance of surviving . |
| 5 | Already reeling from the loss of skipper Jonathan Davies , Griffiths was rocked by the news that Kevin Ellis has only a 50–50 chance of being fit . |
| 6 | Although his jarred shoulder is improving , and he has been named in the side for Saturday , he is still only given a 50–50 chance of playing . |
| 7 | But at 30 Hick was not given the benefit of the doubt when lbw to a Cairns ball which had no more than a 50–50 chance of hitting the top of the leg stump . |
| 8 | Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Proctor could have a 50–50 chance of being in the first-team squad for Charlton Athletic on Saturday . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | There is a low chance of success in identifying companies intending to diversify into a sector other than the occasional press statement . |
| 12 | Hall has not played for England since , but now has a strong chance of a comeback . |
| 13 | The outlook for tomorrow , dry at first but a strong chance of rain later . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Give you a flipping chance to even enjoy it , do they ? ! |
| 18 | Both underweight and overweight women had a lower chance of becoming pregnant than women with normal weight , although this effect was greater for the obese than for the lean women . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 21 | Despite the firm 's dire financial health , they have a slim chance of pulling this off . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | There was now only a slim chance of escape . |
| 24 | A magnificent 5–1 victory over Carlisle in NorthEast Division One leaves them on top of the table with only a slim chance of being caught . |
| 25 | His bill now goes forward for a second reading but stands a slim chance of becoming law . |
| 26 | As I said , Sunderland played well … and had a few chances on the break — only to be expected . |
| 27 | Hill and Whitlow taking a few chances in their own half and finally Whitlow 's dispossessed and it comes to Collimore . |
| 28 | The Allstar forward has been battling against injury lately and is given a 50/50 chance of being fit for Sunday . |
| 29 | Before the war it had opened at 6 am and kept open until 6 pm to give the men a further chance of shopping . |
| 30 | They provided interim employment and on the second , a further chance for Nicholson to hone his writing talents , since he both acted in it , and wrote the screenplay . |