Chance
Meanings and phrases
chance
- occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; casual
chance
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; opportunity
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; luck; fortune; hazard
- a risk involving danger
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; probability
- the possibility of future success; prospect
chance
- be the case by chance
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; gamble; risk; hazard; take chances; adventure; run a risk; take a chance
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with; find; happen; bump; encounter
adv.
- without advance planning; accidentally; circumstantially; unexpectedly
- by accident; haply; by luck
- through chance,; perchance
n.
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; accident; stroke; fortuity
v.
- find unexpectedly; fall upon; strike; come upon; light upon; chance upon; come across; happen upon; attain; discover
v.
- find unexpectedly; fall upon; strike; come upon; light upon; come across; chance on; happen upon; attain; discover
n.
- a variable quantity that is random; random variable; variate; variant; stochastic variable
v.
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; gamble; chance; risk; hazard; take chances; adventure; run a risk
- Nadya is upset, but decides to take a chance and eventually gets a place.
- Kearney decides to take a chance that Jim is telling the truth and promises to get the truth out of Ethel.
- The Texas Rangers decided to take a chance on him for the 2007 season and signed him to a minor league contract.
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- When they concluded they had no chance, they surrendered.
- There had been no chance of sending out a wireless distress call.
- Basically, everywhere I turned, I was told that I had no chance."
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- Given a second chance in the at-bat, Ruel doubled.
- But fate favors her and gives her a second chance.
- Despite this, Frank got a second chance to apply.
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- I don't think the South ever had a chance to win that War."
- She got her chance to win Bronze medal but lost to Sakshi Malik.
- Each rider has the chance to win $100,000 from their individual performances.
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- Dr. Pine convinces her to give Gannon another chance.
- She affirms, and he asks for another chance.
- Overall, he planned on returning to give Bosi another chance.
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- it provides a rare chance to play ... an ordinary guy.
- Beg, borrow, or steal a chance to play ADVENTURE!!!!!"
- Being a winger, the coaches rarely gave him a chance to play.
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- In this case, it is maybe their last chance...
- New York had one last chance in the top of the eleventh.
- Two final teams are selected from a last chance qualifier.
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- Viewers were also given the chance to interact in a poll by phone voting.
- Week 7: The stars were given the chance to design the costumes for their dances.
- The students in this program are given the chance to learn computer science hands-on.
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- Obama then had an estimated 61.8% chance of winning a majority.
- For these reasons, Mullin was thought to have a good chance of winning the election.
- Each time the gambler plays the slots, there is a one in one million chance of winning.
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- It was a situation with little chance for improving one's life.
- If this is done by each diver only for themselves, there is little chance of confusion and error.
- This move surprised the party, with many commentators giving him little chance of getting elected.
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- He is given a chance to say his last words.
- Wessel was not given a chance to fight on the finale card.
- Rolfe and his family are given a chance to travel to England.
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- After a chance meeting, Raj invites Sanjeev to his home for dinner.
- But a chance meeting with a slick American stranger changes everything.
- A chance meeting with Brandon Tartikoff lead to the movie being sold to NBC.
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- This possibly stymied the Yankees' best chance of the day.
- Edith is her best chance of survival.
- Around the Azores, the best chance to see blue whales is February to March.
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- A nest made in a colder climate with less precipitation has a better chance of survival.
- In April 2009, Castle stated "there's probably a better chance I'll run for the Senate than the House.
- Larger males with larger nests have better chance of successful mating than smaller males with smaller nests.
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- JR and Audrey have a chance encounter in the airport.
- In 257 BC there was a typical chance encounter.
- That chance encounter led to Staros making comics his career.
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- Great Britain will get a chance to field a combined team.
- He couldn't get a chance in Test series.
- 'I hope that you get a chance to read this aloud to your kids one day.
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- He's got a good chance of starting next week if he impresses in training".
- For these reasons, Mullin was thought to have a good chance of winning the election.
- These are shy animals, but there is a good chance of seeing them if you go out on a calm day.
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- An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 migrants were waiting in Calais for a chance to get to England.
- In 2008, ESPN's Todd McShay said Delmas had a chance to get drafted in the first three rounds.
- The program is being marketed with the "chance to get a degree for the cost of a dollar a day."
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- I'm told I have a 90 percent chance of recovery and of living another 20 years."
- There is an 89.7 percent chance that any two residents, chosen at random, would be of different race or ethnicity.
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- He then got a chance to see Kant at Königsberg.
- Lahore Qalandars were bowling first and Irshad got a chance in the 8th over.
- Once the first team's run was complete, the opponents got a chance to run the Eliminator.
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- In 1997 Seir Kieran had the chance to make it three title in-a-row.
- For others, it is a chance to make a statement about female pleasure."
- Hardstaff exploited his second chance to make 43 before falling at 4/243.
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- Grady is offered the chance to change his life with one wish.
- In the film she portrayed Grace Connelly whose boyfriend (Carey) is offered the chance to be God for one week.
- Shortly thereafter, Ari is offered the chance to succeed him by the studio's chairman John Ellis for $10 million.
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- The winner then got the chance to open his own restaurant.
- However, Ross never got the chance, as an American rifleman shot him in the chest.
- In this project, she got the chance to work with veteran actresses Eula Valdez and Jean Garcia.
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- This earned him his first chance to test a Formula One car.
- MICOM also gave different artists their first chance on television.
- He then says that he will repay Sylvester the first chance he gets.
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- He then got a chance to see Kant at Königsberg.
- She trades the power of the Aram for a chance to see her daughter again.
- Around the Azores, the best chance to see blue whales is February to March.
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- Edith is her best chance of survival.
- There was virtually no chance of survival for the baby once it left the womb.
- In 1986 Alec Reed was diagnosed with colon cancer and given a 40% chance of survival.
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- She feels this is her only chance to finally marry.
- They recognised that their only chance of winning the war outright was with the aid of a Spanish invasion.
- The only chance came when Barnes powerfully square cut Bedser low to point, where Young spilled the catch.
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- He turned down the chance to become the club's manager.
- At the Affiliated school, Wu once had a chance to become an actress.
- Following America's entry into World War I, Eielson found his chance to become an aviator.
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- This greatly increases the interceptor's chance of success and survival.
- Spells can be cast before or between battles that will help to increase the chance of success.
- Barnard stated to Washkansky and his wife Ann Washkansky that the transplant had an 80% chance of success.
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- Now players in turn get the chance to take the deal, i.e.
- He thus decided to offer Rommel the chance to take his own life.
- Kelowna had a chance to take the lead just seconds later, but the shot hit the post.
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- "It was a chance to work with the actors I had run away from.
- During the thirties, he had the chance to work in monumental forms.
- Cassidy gave Migliore his first chance to work with horses and his first riding lessons.
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- – Kaimiņš explained why he believes he has better chance of reaching his full potential in Latvia and Russia than in the USA.
- They remained in the top eight of the Second Division table by the end of December, still in with a chance of reaching promotion.
- The next two batters (Flynn and Jimmy Blake) are perceived to be weak hitters with little chance of reaching base to allow Casey a chance to bat.
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- Now players in turn get the chance to take the deal, i.e.
- He does not get the chance.
- Ben would get the chance to establish himself as Spider-Man and move forward.
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- Frigates often saw action, which meant a greater chance of glory, promotion, and prize money.
- Downer cows are encouraged to get to their feet and have a much greater chance of recovery if they do.
- Escaping tigers are usually killed, while tigers which stand their ground have a greater chance of survival.
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- The handicap gives teams with lower averages a chance to compete against teams with higher averages.
- The contestant had previously competed as a male, and the sex change gave her a second chance to compete.
- This division allows players a chance to compete through a tournament trail to reach the 16-18 Year-Old World Series.
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- I'll probably have a chance to meet him soon."
- On this occasion Aramitz had the chance to meet the Comte d'Artagnan.
- His sister Anabel died before Martinez ever had the chance to meet her.
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- It was a chance to go back to that world and explore it deeper.
- The two players who won the second round competed for the chance to go to the Big Wheel.
- Therefore, when Marek gets the chance to go to that era, via ITC's invention, he jumps at it.
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- Oral tapers of less than three weeks duration show a higher chance of relapsing, and tend to show poorer outcomes.
- Self-control is a form of thought suppression and when one dreams, that suppressed item has a higher chance of appearing in the dream.
- For him, "probability" means a "higher chance" of occurring, and brings about a higher degree of subjective expectation in the viewer.
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- This requirement exists to keep the game fair and reduce the chance of loaded dice.
- An implantable cardiac defibrillator may be placed to reduce the chance of death from recurrence.
- The team suggested a cryptographic signature technique to reduce the chance of misusing direct to consumer websites by police searches.
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- Syracuse was offered a chance to defend their title but declined.
- He took it that the Anglo-Scottish union offered a chance for "greatness" of the combined monarchy.
- They also offered a chance to win a sticker or badge for people who wrote to the company about the game.
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- If they emerge from a window, they will have a chance to escape if grabbed.
- It is designed to cause pain to the attacker, hopefully allowing the victim a chance to escape.
- The Legion's volunteers were not merely motivated by the chance to escape imprisonment and earn money.
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- Even in Japan, not everyone gets a chance to perform here!"
- Kundirana 2014 were also given a chance to perform at Flushing Meadows in Bohol.
- Taking advice from Terry (Terry Crews) about lying, Holt gives her a chance to perform at an important event.
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- The doctor reveals himself to be Duke, and he offers Beach Head a chance to join the team.
- When the call came from Bachman, Turner jumped at the chance to join a band that played original material.
- His return to Lebanon gave him the chance to join the Champville basketball team under a five-year contract.
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- Moreover, the chance of getting a raise is greater for the higher-ups.
- This move surprised the party, with many commentators giving him little chance of getting elected.
- Cousins said, "That injury is something that I got over and am probably no chance of getting a relapse...
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- He also believed that Jones did not give him a chance to prove himself.
- As his last chance to prove himself, he must help a prince and princess fulfill a prophecy.
- For millennia, the goddess Athena waited patiently for the chance to prove herself worthy of the crown of Olympus.
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- As Boy Blue escapes Geppetto's clutches, he offers Pinocchio a chance to return to Fabletown.
- On Day 41, Eric was given the chance to return to the house, but ultimately did not get to re-enter the game.
- Even though he developed a fondness for Earthlings with whom he worked (such as Liz Shaw and Jo Grant), he jumped at any chance to return to the stars.
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- This table contains one more chance to conceive a boy.
- Kay convinces Mac and Barrett to giving them one more chance.
- Mahadeva decided to give his wretched life one more chance and approached the monk who was camping near Pataliputra.
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- In #16, the Surfer and Captain Britain successfully gained the weapon, as even Galactus himself won't stand a chance against the Fury.
- "Casey's Revenge", by Grantland Rice (1907), gives Casey another chance against the pitcher who had struck him out in the original story.
- He fights Needles and throws him overboard but stands no chance against Gasparde's Syrup-Syrup Logia-type powers, which allow him to turn parts or all of his body into liquid or solid candy.
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- Morris—whose place was secure—was rested for the Fifth Test to give Brown another chance to show that he was worthy of selection.
- The altered timeline provided a chance to show the "Enterprise" crew in a much more dramatic and human light than would be allowable in a normal episode.
- The training school has also been host to the company's Gym Wars shows which gives trainees a chance to show their skills to IWW management and to a crowd.
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- Greece lost the first two matches against Canada, losing their chance to qualify to the Olympics.
- He discovered he had a chance to qualify for the Olympics in 2011, so he competed in a qualifying event.
- Yemen had a big chance to qualify to its first international tournament in its history as a unified country.
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- In the first round, each contestant has one chance to score as many points as possible.
- He played 71 minutes and missed a chance to score on debut, "plant[ing] a shot high and wide of the upright".
- Kansas State had a chance to score a touchdown on the final play of the first half when Alex Delton threw a pass to Adam Harter that was dropped in the end zone.
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- Even in Japan, not everyone gets a chance to perform here!"
- Susan loses her job but avoids felony charges and finally gets a chance to get to know her father.
- En route from the court, the police vehicle is caught in a puddle, and Udhaya gets a chance to escape.
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- Douglas gets his chance when the band's drummer, Schindewulf, is drafted to go to Vietnam.
- However, he was given a second chance when Ervin Katona was forced to retire due to injury.
- Richmond offered him a second chance when they secured him at pick six in the 1997 Pre-Season Draft.