" A similar example is in the book The World According to Garp when the hero Garp decides to buy a house a moment after a small plane crashes into it, reasoning that the chances of another plane hitting the house have just dropped to zero.

In order to eliminate the chances of hitting bottom with an outboard motor, the motor can be tilted up to an elevated position either electronically or manually.

A formation combat action could also be taken in which multiple adjacent figures of the same faction attack and increase the chances of successfully hitting the target.

A high concentration of aces and 10s in the deck increase the player's chances of hitting a natural Blackjack, which pays out 3: 2 ( unless the dealer also has blackjack ).

Gary Lineker was unusually sluggish, missing a series of chances and hitting the cross bar.

He realizes that, however unlikely it is that his luck will change, it would increase his chances of hitting a home run if he maintains a confident attitude.

In 1989, Unser was on the verge of winning his first Indianapolis 500, but while battling with Emerson Fittipaldi for the lead, the two touched wheels and Unser spun out, hitting the wall and ending his chances.

The specific goals of off-speed pitches vary, but all are used to disrupt the timing of the batter, lessening his or her chances of hitting the ball solidly, or making contact with it at all.

To increase the odds of a hit, massed ranks of 60 – 80 muskets were usually fired in a volley which increased the chances of some musket ball hitting the intended targets.

A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s.

The time of day affects a weapon's chances of hitting its target ; for example, accuracy is lowered during night time.

When using a high resolution scan on an object the chances of the beam hitting an edge are increased and the resulting data will show noise just behind the edges of the object.

Ranging from between three and nine shot bursts, these modes allow the player to take accurate shots with a quick pull of the trigger, using more than one ball to increase their chances of hitting the target.

When Fred Powell's brother-in-law, Charlie Keane, moved into the dead man's home, the anonymous letter writer took no chances on Charlie taking up where Fred had left off and wasted no time on a first notice:

Grady Sizemore, who had a. 995 fielding percentage and only two errors in 405 chances, won the Gold Glove award, Cleveland's first since 2001.

Both players had a better fielding percentage, more total chances, better zone rating, more putouts, more double plays turned, better range factor and more assists than their counterparts who won the award instead ( Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins ).

Thus, Sterne lost his chances for clerical advancement but discovered his real talents ; until the completion of this first work, " he hardly knew that he could write at all, much less with humour so as to make his reader laugh ".

The Cowboys had chances to go to the first two Super Bowls, but narrowly lost to the Green Bay Packers in both the 1966 and 1967 NFL Championship games.

The first five questions usually omit this rule, unless the contestant has guessed a wrong answer ( at which point, the host is hoping the contestant will take the hint ), because the questions are generally so easy that to require a final answer would significantly slow the game down ; thus, there are five chances for the contestant to leave with nothing if he or she were to give a wrong answer before obtaining the first guaranteed amount ; going for £ 1, 000 after winning £ 500 is the last point in the game at which a contestant can still leave with nothing.

Holly knows Brad must think of the show first and personal feelings second, and that he does not take chances with the show, but is nevertheless infuriated at his decision.

After the death of Cromwell in 1658, Charles's chances of regaining the Crown at first seemed slim as Cromwell was succeeded as Lord Protector by his son, Richard.

Mary of Scotland at first enquired if Elizabeth was serious, wanting above all to know her chances of inheriting the English crown.

France had a slow start in the group stage, drawing their first two games and putting their playoff chances at risk.

In the team's first season, young players such as goaltender Billy Smith ( the team's second pick in the expansion draft ) and forwards Bob Nystrom and Lorne Henning were given chances to prove themselves in the NHL.

In the example given earlier, a list of 23 people, comparing the birthday of the first person on the list to the others allows 22 chances for a matching birthday, the second person on the list to the others allows 21 chances for a matching birthday, third person has 20 chances, and so on.

The next year, 1979, marked the first year with an all-Norwegian 2nd division, giving equal chances for all teams, regardless of geographical position.

Although not the first person to conduct tooth transplants between living people, he did advance the state of knowledge in this area by realising that the chances of an ( initially, at least ) successful tooth transplant would be improved if the donor tooth was as fresh as possible and was matched for size with the recipient.

The full title of the first edition was The doctrine of chances: or, a method for calculating the probabilities of events in play ; it was published in 1718, by W. Pearson, and ran for 175 pages.

Now wait until after the first dart, x, is thrown and then assess the chances that the second dart y will be in f ( x ).

Lasorda asked Piazza to give up his first base position and learn how to catch in order to improve his chances of reaching the major leagues, and helped him attend a special training camp for catchers in the Dominican Republic.

Owen's seemingly slim chances of earning a place in Fabio Capello's England squad for the 2010 World Cup Finals in 2010 received a boost when on 8 December 2009, Owen scored his first hat-trick for Manchester United in a 3 – 1 away win against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, his first hat-trick since 2005.

After moving to first base, he played 1, 555 regular season games and made only 128 errors in 13, 901 chances.

In late 1981, the SDP formed the SDP-Liberal Alliance with the Liberal Party to strengthen both parties ' chances in the UK's " first past the post " electoral system.

To minimize the chances of this happening and to support the ball carrier, teammates try to stay behind the player with the ball.

Also, with a dwindling play clock, the defense has better chances of guessing when the ball will be snapped.

Brazil still won the game 1 – 0 – Jairzinho guided a shot past Banks in the second half – but England missed chances to get something, with Jeff Astle putting the ball wide of an open goal and Alan Ball striking the crossbar.

The pancake is frequently used in indoor volleyball, but rarely if ever in beach volleyball because the uneven and infirm nature of the sand court limits the chances that the ball will make a good, clean contact with the hand.

When Aschenputtel was able to accomplished it in a greater speed, not wanting to spoil her daughters ' chances, the stepmother hasted away with them to the ball and left the crying stepdaughter behind.

To reduce the chances of having the knuckleball get hit for a home run, some pitchers will impart a slight topspin so that if no force causes the ball to dance it will move downward in flight.

This is sometimes varied to two or three chances and the player must run before the second or third ball, respectively.

This is because the chances of a ball being hit to the left side of the infield are almost cut in half.

But that was the nature of the beast ... Because they took chances, you never knew whether you were going to get one of the most spectacular experiences of your life or if it was going to be a ball of incomprehensible noise.

Introduced to Ybor City in the 1880s, bolita ( meaning literally, little ball ) peddlers like Trafficante, Antinori, and famed Southern mobster Charlie Wall soon trafficked chances in Hyde Park, Downtown, and the Scrub district, with the domain quickly expanding throughout Central Florida, as well as much of the rest of the state and Gulf Coast region.

The chances of a ' tourist ' goaling a ball is very remote, though they are welcome to join in the effort to reach the goal.

The player gets three chances to drop the ball from above the rotating wheel to accumulate a ticket total.

ESPN describes him as " a wonderful dribbler of the ball, he has pace to burn and creates numerous chances for his team-mates.

I had an eye for getting on the end of that sort of ball and the technical ability to finish those chances off.

Rampaul is well-known for his swing bowling, in the words of ESPNcricinfo's Daniel Brettig, " Sending the ball down at brisk pace, Rampaul maintains an immaculate seam position, maximising his chances of early deviation through the air or off the pitch ".

Otherwise, there are some chances to score in this screen, but it is not a desirable place to have the ball.

There is 3 chances for hand balling it the third person to hand ball it go in goal, however, if they do it on purpose they loose the life and go in goal.

Parker soon became the linchpin of Charlton's midfield, combining tenacious tackling with an ability to carry the ball quickly from defence to attack and play telling passes, creating many chances for his teammates.

* Standard punts: Most teams punt on fourth down when the chances of gaining enough yards for a first down are slim and when the ball is too far from the goalpost to allow a field goal try.

While the move did hinder his draft chances, it increased his knowledge of the game, by experiencing the trenches from both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement ( usually in the far corners of the service box ).