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These days the chances are that even if you muster up the courage to ask for one, the boss will tell you that the company is short on cash.

But the chances are that she would not be an easy one for Mr Obama and whoever he appoints as his National Security Adviser to manage.

On balance, the chances are that, over the next few months at least, the Fed will worry more about inflation than about slower growth.

countenance of the passenger in a Pullman car as he stands up to BE brushed. The chances are that he doesn't want to BE brushed.

But the chances are that this will take time, and turn out to be more of a reformation than a revolution.

The chances are that banks will have to keep more capital in future relative to how much they lend.

The chances are that Yahoo will carry on, trying to protect its position and dribbling away market share.

If you or someone you know may have a mental illness, the chances are that you will not need hospitalization.

If your penis is not fully erect, or it takes effort to become erect, then the chances are that anxiety is not the source of your problems.

The chances are that you will be kept in solitary and you will be blindfolded whenever you come into contact with one of the kidnappers.

If I wasn't able to avoid a mistake, the chances are that others couldn't, either.

Yet, the chances are that our own descendants will ask the same question, with the same incomprehension, about some of our practices today.

When once you have found a motive the chances are that you will hit upon evidence that till then had escaped you.

The chances are that few, if any, of you will leave your names to be cut into those stones.

If the virus is extremely high in the blood, then the chances are that the virus is also going to be high in the genital fluids.

The chances are that this young woman knows exactly how you feel.

But for the time being, the chances are that China can keep sprinting even if America takes to its sick bed.

The chances are that you will use the simple present tense a great deal in this kind of exchange.

But the chances are that stalemate will return, and any declarations of victory over a debt downgrade are likely to prove premature.

Despite all this, the chances are that Mr Obama will enjoy a lengthy honeymoon.

The chances are that none of this area of the address space means anything to you, because it's used by Windows.

The chances are that our team will finish at the top of the league table. As our remaining matches aren't too difficult.

In the absence of statesmanship, the chances are that only a crisis in the bond markets will provide the necessary impetus.

The chances are that some of the other orders may be cancelled. But of course you cannot count on that.

Yet the chances are that it will be a good while until Mr Strauss-Kahn can fully participate again in public life.

The chances are that much of business and everyday computing will one day be mediated by this ethereal cloud.

I'm guessing that it's done by which peasant. The chances are that it's the special Dao for protecting your village? Just for fun!

The chances are that you will have that version as well.

Spread your assets geographically (or by asset class) and the chances are that your investments will not rise and fall together.

If an engine is torn down for overhaul after considerable mileage, the chances are that the rings will require replacement.

Even if he jettisons Mr Ozawa, the chances are that he will rely on the man's Svengali-like influence from behind the scenes.

The odds of this happening are quite low. The chances are that the Treasury will come back to nationalisation again.

The chances are that it wasn't anything that was said but something that happened: a gesture, a movement, a smile.

The chances are that Mr Sharif will now push for a mid-term election, while the Supreme Court tries to "get Mr Zardari" .

If a particular job can best be done by a machine, then the chances are that the machine in question was built in a small town in Germany.

Obviously, we don't control the problem, the chances are that. . . . . . will lead if us in danger.

Few in the west have heard of Dongguan, but the chances are that your shoes, your TV or your children's toys originated here.

Discuss this yawning gulf with any Chinese official, and the chances are that he or she will blame it on India's democracy.

TAKE a hot shower and the chances are that the bathroom mirror will mist up.

Given economic slowdown, the chances are that they will have to accept slimmer profit margins too.

But the chances are that dollar bears and inflation hawks will conspire to push interest rates up.

The more games played, the better the chances are that the higher-seeded teams will become champions, the study shows.

The chances are that she'll be coming.

Mention "Argentina" to someone and the chances are that he'll think of football.

The chances are that the new machine will arrive tomorrow.

And once people can buy or rent films on demand, the chances are that they will watch more of them.

But given the huge stock of foreclosed homes that is yet to come on to the market, the chances are that they could yet fall further.

the chances are that you would carry on playing anyway.

Yes, you may think he is lying but the chances are that he really does prefer you au natural.

The chances are that they got the wrong password, so we couldn't log into this website.

The chances are that he will elected the president.

But the chances are that they still want children.

The chances are that the Chinese government, like Richard Nixon's in 1972, will say "job done" and pull the plug on the whole shebang.

The chances are that the guest team will win.

The chances are that you will win the prize.

But energy is like medicine: if there are no side-effects, the chances are that it doesn't work.

In reality, the chances are that one of two much less desirable things will happen.

The chances are that he will resume his life of crime.

The chances are that he is staying at home.

The chances are that if you like a plant, it will ultimately derive from a Chinese habitat.

The chances are that he will.

the proof is that my wife and son are fine, so the chances are that I have not passed it on to anyone else.

If we can swim, the chances are that we can save our lives.

That is because the chances are that a daughter who reaches adulthood will find a mate and thus produce grandchildren.