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Lee was the odds-on favorite to become the next president of the company.

For the moment, she is preparing for her next appearance on Britain's got Talent and she is the odds-on-favourite to win.

It is just a matter of time before bookies offer odds on the outcome of his case.

At midday in the US the market appeared to be putting equal odds on a big half-point cut in rates and no rate cut.

He did not offer odds on this prediction.

We'd all like to feel that when we produce an estimate, the odds on it happening are better than those of picking a winning lottery ticket.

The odds-on favorite, a four - year - old named Sheila's Kid, challenged around the clubhouse turn and got hung up on the outside.

I'd put even odds on a 1995-type government shutdown sometime over the next couple of years.

This will be one of those rare months when everyone will agree you are the odds-on favorite to prevail.

Meanwhile, bookies have slashed the odds on a second Icelandic volcano erupting this year following a flood of bets on active volcano Katla.

Even before last week's panic, the US and other advanced economies were odds-on for a second severe recession.

As well as disagreeing on euro-zone bail-outs, the parties are at odds on tax, pension age, foreign aid and immigration.

That is the kind of thing that leads to deflation, but again, most people still put pretty low odds on it, thank goodness.

Computer modelling by the Met Office, though, gives odds-on chances of the lull being broken.

But Lauterbur went on to win a Nobel prize for his work, and Dr Higgs is an odds-on favourite to get one soon.

In short, odds on a merger anytime soon have declined sharply, even if this remains management's preferred option.

The odds on a settlement seem equally slim, even though Mr Eroglu and Mr Christofias are still meeting.

Paddy Power, an Irish bookmaker, is offering odds on the likely contenders with iSlate and iPad the favourites.

The longer equities languish, the shorter the odds on a blockbuster Chinese energy deal.

After a couple of days sampling Amsterdam's diverse pleasures, it's odds on you'll feel right at home too.

The forward has gone 294 minutes without scoring in Canada, something you would have got long odds on at the start of the tournament.

EXAMPLE: The popular comedy is the odds-on favorite to win the top film award this year.

William Hill, a British bookmaker, is offering odds on the election in four years' time.

Even when Twitter and Facebook do help score partial victories, a betting man wouldn't put odds on the same trick working twice.

Barcelona are still the better team and the odds-on favorites to win La Liga.

The stock halved in value and analysts were calculating the odds on AIG's survival.

We are card counters, at a blackjack table. We are gonna turn the odds on the casino.

To place odds on your pass line bet, you must wait until a 'point' number has been established.

The horse is an odds-on favorite to win the race.

Because of the generation gap, the young and the old may be at odds on many issues.

Technical analysis requires the knowledge of many technical indicators in order to increase your odds on each trade.

I think you have fifty percent of odds-on to reach your destination.

There are other ways in which the Arabs and Israelis are at odds on Iran policy.

Decent odds on the home favourites.

Their appearance together prompted bookmakers William Hill to cut their odds on a 2008 engagement from 2-1 to evens.

Yet the odds on a bill passing in the end are improving.

They are at odds on energy and education.

That market put good odds on central bankers raising fed funds to 1% by May and to 1. 5% by next August.

But those who fancy a wager should look at the odds on the third party.

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"I was the odds-on favorite to become the next president of the Ford Motor Company" (Lee Iacocca)

Odds-on favourite: the person, horse etc that is most likely to win a race or other competition