How To Use Chance In A Sentence

Sony Pictures Animation has a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3D comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which opened as the #1 movie in North America on September 18, Hotel Transylvania, now in pre-production and, in association with Columbia Pictures, The Smurfs, now in production. Anton Yelchin and Fred Armisen Join The Smurfs | /Film
Having a couple of chances and that luck is missing for me now. The Sun
So we wanted to give the fans a chance to come along and support the team. The Sun
So, no wonder the chancellor's keeping shtum. Times, Sunday Times
The euphoria reached phenomenal levels when the kids got a chance to share the stage with their stars.

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Now, though, insurers find they are increasingly paying out for teenagers crashing expensive vehicles that they would not normally have the ghost of a chance of obtaining cover for.
I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat". Question ;Microdyne
I thought I wouldn't get another chance to munge the name "I, Robot" again. June 2007
It's worth taking chances when you're shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
The chancellor has declined to alter the co-determination of company decisions exercised by management and labor jointly.
Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then. "I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1)
High-quality sprinkler systems and new fireproof roofing materials, for example, can reduce the chance of fire.
When combined with combinatorial chemistry methods, scientists can dramatically increase their chances for a hit. The Scientist
Open, and I was quietly confident that I would have a chance, said Leaney, who was forced to change caddies after his original caddie, Justin Hoyle, fell ill after the first round. USATODAY.com - Leaney's second at U.S. Open earns PGA Tour card
If you are to have any chance of success, you need to pore over balance sheets, crunch the right numbers and keep abreast of company news. Times, Sunday Times
The only use he serves as a coach is that his nose just about crosses the touchline when he's sat in the dugout, so there's every chance he'll be able to trip up a tricky winger with his conk.
A higher intake was found to boost the chances of survival in 500,000 patients by up to 20 per cent. The Sun
Anything less than a convincing victory by Graham Taylor's team will undermine their chances of qualifying from Group 2.
burse" (Lat. _bursa_, Gr. [Greek: borsa], bag of skin) is particularly used of the embroidered purse which is one of the insignia of office of the lord high chancellor of England, and of the pouch which in the Roman Church contains the "corporal" in the service of the Mass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
There is still an off chance that the weather will improve.
Henry, ever the pragmatist, considered the farrago of his brother's recent attempted coup, which had ended in the destruction of the Jacobite clans, to have been the Stuarts' last chance.
Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
There may be a chill in the air this winter, but if you're in the vicinity of the Royal Theatre in Castlebar chances are it will come from the Ice Ballet.
All staff members have the chance to be a partner in the firm. Times, Sunday Times
I believe there is a 19 year old Tory standing in Coatbridge and Chryston but, personally, I don't fancy his chances. When two tribes go to war (part four)
In such instances, dissenters have a chance to go beyond a statement of what they, in theory, would do on an issue.
I chanced on this old photograph in his drawer.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer appears to have carried the Cabinet in his opposition to such a step.
Remember, the brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want someting. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.
Is deceiving a patient about her true medical condition, in the interest of promoting an optimistic attitude, likely to increase her chances of recovery?
But the process to extend his term became bogged down in a series of disputes that had raised an outside chance that Mr. Mueller's tenure would be briefly interrupted. NYT > Home Page
Let us not lose track of the fact that she is a fringe extremist with as much chance of winning state-wide election as Mel Gibson has of winning a commendation from the National Organization of Women. Dylan Brody: Christine O'Donnell Is Just a Stalking Horse in Cute Pumps
And why do strikers invariably miss a "hatful" of chances? Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.
It would also release more time for doctors, who would no longer need to cope with people presenting illness as a cover for their real aim - the chance to talk to a sympathetic person about their personal problems.
The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow.
Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
The Argentine ace scored his 150th goal for the club but wasted a series of chances to put the game to bed. The Sun
The Norwegian's header across goal seemed to leave Arveladze with an unmissable chance, but Culkin made a brave stop and was extremely unlucky that the rebound fell to Reyna, who scored from six yards.
He'd borrowed the Chamberlains ' army-surplus Humvee on the off chance that Cyberdyne could identify him, and Sarah, by their vehicle. T2: INFILTRATOR
Here and there amid the chaos, delicate things have survived by chance.
A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young catering student.
And the chances of that happening on the Down Under tour have narrowed due to England's injury crisis.
There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits.
She especially wants to give more people from humble backgrounds a chance of climbing the social ladder. The Sun
And it behoves us to see that they're given a fair chance to develop clean and wholesome bodies without which any nation must go to the wall.
He struck me as a sincere and romantic person that hadn't had the chance to find love and instead had enjoyed the attention the women had lavished on him.
Just shy of an hour after I got in, my manager came in and asked me to step into his office when I had a chance.
Tennessee has a good chance of becoming a much "redder" - Republican - state after next year's elections. WN.com - Articles related to House Democrats see a bad moon rising
The first half had ended goalless with few clear-cut chances. Times, Sunday Times
I replied that we daren't go until we saw a reasonable chance (if I knew anything, we'd wait a long time for one), and so we bandied it to and fro and got no forrarder, and finally went to bed, played out. The Sky Writer
'Give me one more chance,' he begged.
But the possible bolters are there, too: two 18-year-olds in Sam Harrison and Laura Trott, both clearly being fast-tracked towards London with a view to riding in the omnium, and a more outside bet in the 20‑year‑old Welshwoman Dani King, who has a chance of a place in the women's team pursuit just a month after her first appearance at a World Cup. Team GB's young pretenders make a bolt for London 2012 Olympic places
She let slip a chance to work abroad.
Be sure to sign up now and enter for a chance to win this great prize. The Sun
Many of the president's erstwhile critics seem willing to give him a chance.
have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs
Failing to do so imperils his chances by giving us nothing to be excited about, much less to work for and a likely dismal voter turnout.
Eli undershot this dark system. i oversaw Jaime when ate me Sky! it told present arch, that enwound sadly... above plough reeved whistle, driving wrung anti the week despite blue chance: "who he gainsaid us? 26th January '05
When he was at the roulette tables gambling on chance, for him it was the same thing as he was doing with paint. Times, Sunday Times
It was a lack of putting touch that cost him the chance of achieving his long-held dream of playing in The Open.
Apparently, there is agreement in the German chancellery and foreign ministry on this point.
There's every chance of a real Bukhara rug with its 'lozenge' design in ruby and cinnabar that gleams when taken out to be beaten. Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'
Charlie's condition is a fluke so the chance of any future siblings having it are just one in 50.
In truth it was all he could do to contain himself, and he felt that his only chance of bearing up was to say nothing more than was absolutely necessary in short ejaculatory phrases. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure
She said that while multiple sclerosis was not hereditary or genetic there was a greater chance of developing it if a parent was a sufferer.
In our travels in Argentina, I've had the chance to visit Eva Peron's grave, fall in love with a local winery, and take a river cruise.
A chance to fulfil your top ambition may come at an awkward time, but you'll make the most of it. The Sun
In either case, the story of queenly beauty would not be complete without the recognition that royal women have traditionally had far more chances than the average woman of actually being beautiful.
Shortlisted vehicles will be announced in early November and the members of the Irish Motoring Writers Association will have a final chance to test-drive contending vehicles at a refresher day before final judging takes place.
I've had the chance to do so many wonderful things, visit so many incredible places.
The discovery of a small planetoid in the Kuiper belt, the distant disk of debris whose chunks eventually formed the solar system, make Pluto's chances of holding onto its status of bona fide planet weaker.
Haven't had a chance to visit the other newer bookshops in kl, since I'm hardly in m'sia and I don't come from kl. A Quick Guide to Bookshop Chains
Mr. Brown thought it a good chance to teach his son a lesson.
If you have access to a computer and can read this post, the chances are you are in the top 5% of the worlds most affluential people.
Their supporters are revelling in the chance to see their team in action again after the old club merged with Hull FC a year.
The forum gives anti-globalization activists and civil society leaders a chance promote progressive causes. At Close of World Social Forum, Activists Draw Inspiration from Uprisings
The possible moves being not only manifold but involute, the chances of such oversights are multiplied; and in nine cases out of ten it is the more concentrative rather than the more acute player who conquers. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
If a wine smells off, chances are it won't taste right, either.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said military leaders wanted troops to remain through the end of 2012 to finish off the fighting season and give them the best chance to debilitate the Taliban. Military leaders: Drawdown plan aggressive
One day we will field this army, we will have the chance to show our power, but it will not be this day.
Using more than one condom enhances the chances that a sexually transmittable infection or disease will be ...transmitted.
Sources expect there is little chance of agreement between the two sides on the vexed issue of overtime, expected to hit 64 million this year.
He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.
A fast break would put him in with a very serious chance. The Sun
Smear carbon ash on the girl's face:Besides drinking, the boys seize the chance to smear carbon ash on the girl's face, which is a traditional program.
Aides to the Chancellor also suggested his big offer may one day mean compensation for companies who export to Europe if trade tariffs are imposed. The Sun
Dozens of wannabe singers compete for the chance to attain pop stardom. Times, Sunday Times
She has rearranged her childcare in order to get into town for 8.20 am and give herself a better chance of finding a parking space.
On Sunday enjoy a farewell breakfast with your new friends, it will give you a chance to exchange names and addresses with your fellow guests.
They didn't see each other very often, except for chance meetings at meal times, when they felt strong enough to go to the mess hall.
Lewis has a fighting chance to win the gold medal.
There is now a real movement in our society to pull our youngsters back from the edge of the precipice of self-annihilation and redirect our children toward a wholesome lifestyle which will allow them a chance to fulfill their potential.
NBC has already made the decision to banish it to Saturday nights starting April 18th, so its chances of renewal are almost nill. Television Review – Kings
But high command has yet again told them to leave the Bolly in the ice bucket, not least because it would look terrible to be seen quaffing champers when the chancellor will soon unveil the severest squeeze on public spending in decades. The Tories are still struggling to come to terms with the new order
Unfortunately I doubt the students know who Ezra Levant is and the vice-principal probably never gave them a chance to defend their shirts. The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo?
On Sunday they did not do themselves justice tactically or in terms of conviction, but they are extremely lucky to have a chance of making amends so quickly.
In addition, if the scar tissue forms in and around the fingerlike ends of your tube called the fimbria, the tubes may actually seal shut, in which case all chances for natural conception are lost. Getting Pregnant
With the exception of Jonathan Edwards, Britain had no chance of striking gold on track and field.
By the same laws of probability, the chances that a random bus will spontaneously explode for no reason are slim to none.
No doubt trying for an audience with Gabriel Androctusa chance to grovel and bootlick his way into squirehood. Virginity
There are the people who walk three abreast and really slowly forcing you to lower your pace until you spot a chance to get around them.
For the first time, we have the chance to examine the anatomy of a secret government operation.
Why you should skip it: When you know you can have only one plateful, chances are you will pile it sky-high.
There is no chance that deflationary pressures brought on by collapsing commodity prices will persuade consumers to defer spending. Times, Sunday Times
Lord Falconer, a previous lord chancellor, proposes an amendment with a different twist.
What selfish purpose is served by a crass attempt to hide something that stands no chance at all of escaping notice? Times, Sunday Times
(Sadly, Jesse Jackson, Jr., though he appears to not have been involved in corruption, is now too tainted in the public memory as candidate #6 or whatever to have a viable chance at filling the seat.) Matthew Yglesias » Darrel Thompson Sure Can Quit Burris
I asked the guy who would bowdlerize Larry Niven if given the chance this question: "If someone was writing the biography of your life, would you want it to have a sex scene? Bowdlerized
Paula, ever the softy, decided that Elizabeth deserved a chance.
With the caveat that I'd have absolutely no chance of knowing much about the American avifauna, my guess would be a turnstone Arenaria sp. What is this bird?
Many queued for up to 30 minutes for a chance to add their signature.
Nothing lasts forever, so live it up; drink it down, laugh it off, avoid the bullshit. Take chances and never have regrets because, at one point, everything you did was exactly what you wanted. Marilyn Monroe
There's a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.
The chances of obtaining a "larl" with one throw of one die is one in six, of obtaining "larls" with two dice, one in thirty-six, of obtaining "larls" with three dice, one in two hundred and sixteen, and so on. Magicians of Gor
`Oh hullo, Darrow," I said as if I had encountered him by chance at a garden party. ULTIMATE PRIZES
BERLIN—On a chilly October evening in her austere chancellery, Angela Merkel placed a confidential call to Rome to help save the euro. Deepening Crisis Over Euro Pits Leader Against Leader
In addition, the Chancellor plans to restrict the married couple's allowance to the new low rate.
People, chancellor and king moved puppetlike on the strings he worked. Rogues In The House
Mesdames et messieurs , I don't need to tell you that I fully and wholly underscore and share what the chancellor just said," added Mr. Sarkozy. In Euro's Hour of Need, Aide Gets 'Madame Non' to Say Yes
This gruelling sporting discipline came along by chance. Times, Sunday Times
In short, this Budget, which did not correspond with the magniloquent speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, could not stand.
For the adventuresome, there's some off-road driving in store along the rugged mountain trails - a chance to see if this sports utility vehicle really lives up to its name.
Inasmuch as the defence needs only to secure the vote of one juryman to procure a disagreement, this offer is a comparatively safe one for the defendant to make, since the prosecutor, who must secure unanimity on the part of the jury (at least in New York State), can afford to take no chances of letting an incompetent or otherwise unfit talesman slip into the box. Courts and Criminals
Perhaps you should be reading something other than my blog, that is nothing more than a chance for me to chitty chat with my people. It’s MY Party and I’ll Blog if I Want To « Bored Mommy
The magic word Literacy campaigns push back the boundaries of ignorance and give people more chance of controlling their own destiny.
But how is this to be done, and which of my little court dare attempt this tour de jongleur with any chance of success? The Abbot
For some cynics, it is merely the foreign junkets and chance to travel on per diem expenses that draws the attraction of our globalised political classes.
To Slegge's annoyance, he very soon found that if the prestige of the school was to be kept up Glyn and Singh must be in the eleven, for the former in a very short time was acknowledged to be the sharpest bowler in the school, while, from long practice together, Singh was an admirable wicket-keeper -- one who laughed at gloves and pads, was utterly without fear, and had, as Wrench said -- he being a great admirer of a game in which he never had a chance to play -- "a nye like a nork. Glyn Severn's Schooldays
The current scandal could improve his chances-or prompt a crackdown that might dash any hope of his getting power.
Is there a chance of a negotiated settlement to the conflict?
Any chance of further reform across other areas is now over.
On this occasion, Campobasso gave his opinion, couched in the apologue of the Traveller, the Adder, and the Fox; and reminded the Duke of the advice which Reynard gave to the man, that he should crush his mortal enemy, now that chance had placed his fate at his disposal. Quentin Durward
This gave the Field a chance to catch up while the hounds cast back and picked up the line without help from the Master.
Yet offenders are expected to meet education and training targets that will affect their chances of parole. Times, Sunday Times
Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center dug up a pristine copy of this classic film and scheduled two showings; I was one of the lucky few who got a chance to see it.
The Chancellor has not taken the opposite political risk of a serious attempt to reduce the budget deficit by increases in taxation and reductions in expenditure. Times, Sunday Times
Much of the King's Indian is based on White having faith in his queenside play over Black's kingside chances.
Let's toss up a penny for the chance to go first.
As inaccurate as the weapons were, especially on a galloping horse, he would only be hit by blind chance.
There's the chance you might also come across a statue of Queen Victoria, but you'll find few dedications to any other women.
The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half.
The job gave her the chance to apply the knowledge she had acquired at university.
On reaching into my shoulder-bag to locate my wallet my hands chanced to touch the package of shells.
Much as I would love to be wrong I fear there is as much chance of this happening as there was of the Soviet hack-writer Sholokhov giving his Nobel Prize for Literature to some more deserving writer - one who had not only suffered in the Soviet gulag but whose works were actually worth reading. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
When he was at the roulette tables gambling on chance, for him it was the same thing as he was doing with paint. Times, Sunday Times
Yes, miserablism is quite the thing in the chancelleries these days. Hugh Muir's diary
If that is the case, my client was deprived of the chance of an acquittal on the murder count.
But that doesn't excuse the tribalism from the people with my skin color who want to deprive honest and hardworking people of the chance to make it in a free society because they don't happen to have a high-IQ. A Childish Question About Immigration, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
He surely has a better chance than of changing his controversial image - or of me being the best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga. Times, Sunday Times
Special attention was given to large, complicated scripts used in chancelleries to discourage imitation or forgeries of important documents.
And a chance for punters to land a knockout blow on the last decent day of football punting until August. The Sun
She especially wants to give more people from humble backgrounds a chance of climbing the social ladder. The Sun
These restrictions drastically reduce the chances of good Argentine tango dancers being able to enter the country. Times, Sunday Times
And thrice in the time that I did go, there did be a running of feet amid the darkness; and odd whiles strange and horrid cryings in the night; so that I put a force upon my despair, and hid me; for, indeed, I had no right to lose care of my life, if there did be any chance yet that I find the Maid. The Night Land
You'd be a fool to ignore a chance like that.
That can be key if you're protecting a lead but teams sometimes kill their attacking chances by slowing play down. Times, Sunday Times
Mrs Major was with two girlfriends before the chance encounter.
If he did not get 'autopsied' there is an excellent chance that he still lives. A Lie Called 911: Why A Federal Grand Jury Must Indict Bush and Cheney
Scragg, meanwhile, stuck to her graymare, and went bumping along to the admiration of all beholders, and was soon out of sight: luckily a joskin, who witnessed my dear aunt's immersion, ran to her assistance, and, with the help of his pitch-fork, safely landed her; for unfortunately the pond was not above three or four feet deep! and so she missed the chance of being an angel! Sketches — Volume 05
But for Red Line's money, the true definition of a sleeper is a guy who won't get selected that high but has a chance to develop into one of the better players at his position in the draft. Scouting the draft's top defensemen
How might we devise a system that offers students a second chance but that doesn't obfuscate reality or entice students to drop out?
His body took the full force of the blast; he didn't stand a chance.
The point of deliberation is to make sound decisions about how to act after a review of the relevant considerations and a chance for all parties to the decision to put the case for their views. Matthew Yglesias » Governments Should Govern
Being physically inactive (less than 30 minutes of activity a day) greatly increases your chances of getting chronic diseases.
There's also a pretty good chance that we could have a last minute substitution for the cranberry relish.
Travelling fast and to his right, it was a droppable chance. Times, Sunday Times
For that reason many fighters ducked him, and full credit to Mosley for taking the chance.
The feudal system is cloistered and I welcomed the change as it gave me a chance to grow emotionally and spiritually.
I'd held all the top civil service jobs, but here was an opportunity to play a political role, and there was an odd chance that we would make a success of it, in which case I would have a footnote in India's history.
By broadening the tax base the chancellor could raise more revenues.
The story was inspired by a chance meeting with an old Russian duke.
A pair of superb documentaries offers visitors to Harbourfront Centre's Beats, Breaks & Culture festival of electronic music a chance to geek out whenever they're not enslaved to rhythms elsewhere.
Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.
Nigel Deering, the publisher, is quietly confident about the magazine's chances.
Wouldn't any spoiled young brat fresh from university give his life for a chance like that? Bomber
In London a spokesman for the Lord Chancellor's office said family law cases in England and Wales were generally heard in camera, although there was no presumption that they had to be.
We were surprised today to learn that Mayor Bloomberg dismissed his hand-picked Schools Chancellor, Cathie Black, after 97 infelicitous days as chief of New York City's school system. Henry J. Stern: Black Thursday
Six in ten adults say they would welcome a chance to vote. The Sun
I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.
The refusal of judges to give any interviews, under cover of antiquated ‘rules’ which a long forgotten lord chancellor had invented, compounded the sense that they were all, or almost all, malevolent recluses.
PC Gamers will have the chance to transform their basic machine into a fully-equipped 'supersystem' each week through the end of the month. Undefined
The end comes to both actions at once in the squalor of a chance-medley. William Shakespeare
This accomplished, they must then bespeed them to the top of the hill again, where two loaded rifles yet remained, in whose leaden bullets lay, as they trusted, the golden chance of victory. Burl
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.
He got a grandstand view of the poetry world and where poetry was heading - and a chance to think more deeply about poetry itself. The Times Literary Supplement
With all the first-rate self-tanning products available, it's easy to fake it if you haven't had the chance to lie out in the sun safely slathered in high-factor sunscreen.
If you enjoy police dramas or murder mysteries, chances are you will enjoy this.
A chance encounter in Moravia had provided him with a patron who was willing to fund his studies.
Just the chance to transcribe the manuscripts was the most fantastic luck, the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.
Early detection of cancer improves the chances of survival.
But some experts were quick to accuse the chancellor of shameless electioneering.
No. 17, 559 yards, par 5 (Lang Whang): A "good whack" is required for players to have a reasonable chance of reaching the green. Breaking down all 18 holes of British Open host Turnberry
‘We will govern from here,’ he said of the chancellery near the Reichstag parliament building.
Now I have a realistic chance of being an Olympic champion. Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately the final ball was often overhit and few chances were created.
Any chance at all that you'll get around to reporting that Obama will televise directly into the classrooms next Tuesday and that the government is suggesting that teachers work with students to write out how they can "help the President". Obama to address joint session of Congress next week
The church is later English; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower.
We knew there was an even chance that the operation would fail.
Having a definitive result would lessen the chances of teams being able to contrive an outcome but it would not remove the possibility completely. Times, Sunday Times

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