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Used with adjectives:
"
There's a good chance our office will get the contract."
(good, excellent, high, real, strong)
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There's a decent chance of rain this weekend."
(decent, fair, reasonable, solid, minimal, slight)
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We have a fighting chance to win this game."
(fighting, legitimate, realistic)
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It's a small chance, but I'll take it."
(small, remote, slender, slim, tiny)
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We have little chance of victory."
(little, no, zero, fifty-fifty)
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What are the soldier's survival chances?"
(survival)
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The candidate has a small election chance."
(election)
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The player's injury could hurt the team's playoff chances."
(playoff, championship, postseason)
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Men and women must be given an equal chance."
(equal, fair)
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This is a wonderful chance for you."
(wonderful, great, good, big, golden, once-in-a-lifetime, rare, unique)
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I'll give you one final chance."
(final, last)
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There are no second chances in life-threatening situations."
(second)
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I met my wife by mere chance."
(mere, pure, sheer, random, lucky, happy)
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The company's failure was due to unlucky chance."
(unlucky)
Used with verbs:
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Just give me a chance and you won't be sorry."
(give, offer, allow)
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Do we stand a chance?"
(stand, have)
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How would you rate their chances of winning?"
(rate, score, assess)
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This could really boost my chance for success."
(boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize, raise, help)
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A mistake could compromise her chances for a promotion."
(compromise, hurt, decrease, jeopardize, lessen, minimize, reduce, ruin, spoil, risk)
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The enemy's new weapon has destroyed our chance of winning the war."
(destroyed, eliminated, killed, ended)
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Everyone deserves a chance in life."
(deserves, needs)
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Did you have a chance to see the Grand Canyon?"
(have, get)
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Thank you for offering me the chance of a lifetime."
(offering me, affording me, providing me with)
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She's still awaiting her big chance."
(awaiting, waiting for, hoping for)
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My broken leg denied me the chance to compete."
(denied)
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If you spot your chance, take it!"
(spot, see)
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She jumped at the chance of a new challenge."
(jumped at, seized, grabbed, took)
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The team blew their chances."
(blew, forfeited, lost, missed, passed up, threw away, wasted)
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You must be ready when a life-changing chance arises."
(arises, comes up)
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We'll have to take a chance."
(take)
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He never leaves anything to chance."
(leaves)
Used with prepositions:
"
What are the chances of victory?"
(of)
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I think we have a good chance for success."
(for, at)
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You should take a chance on her."
(on, with)
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The scientists wanted to make sure the results weren't due to chance."
(due to)
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We found it through chance."
(through, by)
