The chances of this are slim.

Its chances of succeeding are slim.

I believe that the chances for a political breakthrough in our region have never been better.

The chances of success are near zero.

What are my chances of dying in space?

Even a lapsed optimist can see that this time the chances for reconciliation just might be better after all.

Sami took chances.

Don't take chances.

Whenever there is a famine, chances are high that Turkana will be affected.

In sub Saharan Africa, chances of meeting the goals are, at best, slim.

There are plans to breed them in captivity to increase their chances of survival.

Chances are in a couple of years, we won t even have the rice paddies anymore.

She's not taking any chances.

Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuring, Honestly, geez, what are my chances?

Their chances of doing so are negligible if, in ordinary circumstances, they do not work properly.

For most people and for most conditions, the genetic chances of becoming ill are well below 20 .

The chances are good that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not be re elected in June 2009.

There may not be many more chances.

Moreover, the chances that Iraqi Kurdistan will achieve de facto or de jure independence are greater than ever.

You may not know the exact title of the song, but chances are you have heard its melody.

Although NEPAD is not the first statement of a collective response by African leaders to the development challenges of the region, the chances of successful implementation of NEPAD are better and the case for concerted international support stronger for a number of reasons.

Developing nations allies, meanwhile, are warning that the sanctions plan could destroy the chances of a post Kyoto treaty.

It is also taking place at a time when the government s chances of reaching a compromise are more favorable.

Paper shufflers are doing better than producers speculators are doing better than managers traders are doing better than entrepreneurs arbitrageurs are doing better than accumulators the clever are doing better than the solid and behind all of it, the financial market is more powerful than the state.

But men who live by the gun are willing to die by the gun, and Musharraf is not taking chances.

The earlier the diagnosis is made and treatment begins, the greater are the chances to avoid this type of transmission.

Supporters of screening argue that it helps to detect and treat cancer earlier, when the chances of curing it are highest.

Nevertheless, the more pragmatic Europe s policies are, the greater the chances of success, not least when it comes to global issues.

The independent expert believes that unless security is restored to the whole country the chances of a successful transition are negligible.

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If you are trying to have it both ways, the chances are you have made up your mind before you have really thought hard about it.

As a result, the regime refuses to take any chances.

Well, chances are I've got a droid who's picking up the phone, Yes, they called, and they said they didn't like it.

You are better than me.

So, with all of these things put together, I think that the chances of life are much greater than I would've ever thought.

But what are the chances of Nathalie Rykiel or the affluent elites of France, or Italy, or the United States adopting those values?

Unless Xi and his colleagues demonstrate their resolve to overcome such opposition and launch comprehensive reforms, their chances of success are not high.

But chances are that it will not really help, because it trying to reduce deficits in that manner will severely undermine economic performance.

But the chances are slim that sanctions, whether targeted or otherwise, can undermine the consensus within Iran in favor of the nuclear program.

And chances are, they were probably breathlessly watching Puerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig ( MonicaAce93) win Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal.

As the economic situation deteriorates, the chances of civil unrest rise.

Where these conditions exist, a transition to democracy can succeed where they are missing, the chances as in Russia for a successful transition to a consolidated democracy are slim.

Portugal and Italy are little better.

Success is not guaranteed this time, either, but the chances are much higher now, because France, the United States, and the world have changed.

Not surprisingly, the submersion form of education, just described, to which indigenous children are generally subjected also has profound consequences for their life chances.