Example sentences of "chance [prep] [being] [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have a greater chance of being able to flush this assassin out . |
| 2 | The manufacturer has a better chance of being able to deal with difficult technical questions like yours and they really should face up to this fact . |
| 3 | Now that Windows has proved to the world that massive files are OK ( yah ! ) you 've as much chance of being able to save a decent sized word-processed document onto a 1.44MB floppy as Madonna has of becoming a nun . |
| 4 | It would be risky , even then , but with a fair-sized stake , a guy might take the chance of being able to blow town . ’ |
| 5 | However , even that figure was waived after the court heard that Ms Pledger had no realistic chance of being able to pay . |
| 6 | A Commission survey has shown that walkers have only a one-in-3 chance of being able to complete any 2 mile walk . |
| 7 | Recent developments in modelling cognitive processes on computers have changed the situation quite dramatically and there is now a realistic chance of being able to produce models of the way cognitive processes are carried out that are sufficiently precise and detailed for them to be tested properly against what happens in the brain ( McNaughton and Morris 1987 ) . |
| 8 | then you stand a chance in being able to show him nothing more than two per cent . |
| 9 | However , whilst it is impossible to guarantee that a business 's terms will be incorporated into all its contracts , if a business takes care to adopt proper contract formation procedures , it can maximise the chances of its terms being incorporated into its contracts , and therefore its chances of being able to rely on those terms should any dispute arise . |
| 10 | Today , with a more liberal regime in many obstetric units , she believes the chances of being able to deliver vaginally , after having a Caesar for your first baby , are good . |
| 11 | In fact the chances of being able to fire all nine barrels are slim , as the weapon is likely to misfire first . |
| 12 | STEVE BACKLEY yesterday wrote off his chances of being fit to compete in this month 's European Cup and admitted that his continuing injury woes are causing him major concern . |