He offered odds of two to one. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Bookmakers have now slashed his title odds from 400/1 to 28/1. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
But the long-term odds have always favored the bulls. From Wordnik.com. [Kiplinger.com - Your Money] Reference
The long-term odds are enormously stacked in their favor. From Wordnik.com. [Health Insurers = Giant Casinos = Bad Odds] Reference
Decreasing the odds is not the same as eliminating an issue. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Casual Sexual Relationships … Have Their Obvious Advantages”] Reference
Rain odds are about 30% prior to midnight, but 60% toward dawn. From Wordnik.com. [Forecast: Bye-bye heat wave, hello rain clouds] Reference
Ethics are a way of improving the long term odds of good outcomes. From Wordnik.com. [More Torture Thoughts] Reference
Giving 11 to 10 odds is almost always the cheapest price you can give. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Maloney: Don't Be A Square: 10 Tips For Betting On Football] Reference
And that advantage would overcome the decrease in odds taken by the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Economics - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Doing smth, no one else dares against all odds is a nature of entrepreneurship. From Wordnik.com. [Do VC Backed Founders actually make any money? « The Paradigm Shift] Reference
Choosing experienced global managers can stack the long-term odds in your favor. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report: Seeking Alpha In ETF LandSeeking Alpha In ETF Land] Reference
Current title odds: Manchester United 1 / 3, Liverpool 5 / 2, Chelsea 16 / 1 and Arsenal. From Wordnik.com. [101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more] Reference
Chelsea's title odds have shortened considerably since the weekend, coming in from 12/5 to. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Nadal's title odds shortened further on Wednesday when third seed Novak Djokovic threw away. From Wordnik.com. [Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines] Reference
We see that in you day by day and my admiration for your tenacity against all odds is amazing. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton: West Virginia a must-win for Democrats] Reference
My first reaction to these odds is that Griffin can't possibly be correct as these seem awfully high. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Griffin Bids Farewell - NASA Watch] Reference
He concedes that media reports "could aid a lone wolf," but he calls the odds of that happening "a long shot.". From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
A bet at 1: 1 odds is respectful; it recognises the fundamental equivalence of the parties and their arguments. From Wordnik.com. [Beating the Odds: Why Do People Insist on Even Bets?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
If it continues growing, the longer term odds are that America's grip on the region will slip and could end up lost. From Wordnik.com. [Reviewing Linda McQuaig's "It's the Crude, Dude"] Reference
The digital revolution has swept away many tree-based products, but the lowly business card, against all odds, is thriving. From Wordnik.com. [Business cards thrive in a digital age] Reference
If you have enough action on the favorite the change in odds created by the losing bet might be economically justified. —. From Wordnik.com. [A Freakonomics Quiz for Horse Players - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
They may lose occasionally or even have a short losing streak to a lucky winner but the long-term odds are in favor of the house. From Wordnik.com. [Health Insurers = Giant Casinos = Bad Odds] Reference
The only way the west can hope to face these overwhelming odds is by having adequate armaments including appropriate nuclear weapons. From Wordnik.com. [The Soviet's ObjectivesFacts and Fancies] Reference
We've found that building a local team offshore with an independent charter and autonomy improves a company's long-term odds of success. From Wordnik.com. [Outsourcing Can Do Much More Than Just Cut Costs] Reference
"The odds is a little against you," drawled the Texan. From Wordnik.com. [The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country] Reference
The odds are a long 4-to-7 that wife Elin will show up today. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
And the odds are our fiscal picture will get worse, not better. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
The odds were a trifle heavy -- but he wasn't the sort to flinch. From Wordnik.com. [The Man from Snowy River] Reference
The odds are a million to one against your being one in a million. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
If she was without a car, his odds were a lot better of succeeding. From Wordnik.com. [Annie, Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max]
Our readers will perceive that the odds are a thousand to one against. From Wordnik.com. [Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three] Reference
'They say,' he said, 'a nobleman fighting the odds is a sight for the gods: and. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
By Peter Mucha Inquirer Staff Writer The odds are the next storm won't be a doozy. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Weather Service: Midwestern floods highly probable] Reference
So I told Ratcliffe the odds were a hundred to one against him, letter or no letter. From Wordnik.com. [War Game]
The odds of winning may be low, but the odds were the same (low) for those who've won. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
LIVERSEDGE: The odds are a million to one that he could do that without being detected. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2005] Reference
Although the odds were a hundred to one against his being heard, he shouted several times. From Wordnik.com. [The Rules of the Game] Reference
Only, with Zacathans involved, the odds were the least small fraction inclined to our side. From Wordnik.com. [Uncharted Stars]
Again the odds are a hundred to one on my being discovered and captured in less than no time. From Wordnik.com. [Stuka Pilot]
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