Such a situation regarding the Board of War could hardly have helped Morgan's chances for promotion when that matter came before the group later on.

The most frequent excuse for the prevalence of unoriginals and tested imports is increasing production expense -- producers cannot afford to take chances.

`` I ain't taking no goddamned chances for no Jew business ''.

Supporting activities -- business management, public relations, fund-raising -- offer presidents one of their best chances to buy freedom for attention to education.

`` What are my chances for taking Joe's place ''??

Garry Kasparov argued that Karpov would have had good chances, because he had beaten Spassky convincingly and was a new breed of tough professional, and indeed had higher quality games, while Fischer had been inactive for three years.

Although the Caiman has not been studied in-depth, scientists have learned that their mating cycles ( previously thought to be spontaneous or year-round ) are linked to the rainfall cycles and the river levels, which increases chances of survival for their offspring.

When news of this threatens to ruin the President's chances for re-election, the Hubbards conspire to steal the election.

but Rome offered relatively generous terms to its captives, including chances for lesser forms of citizenship.

With ' King Richard ' still holding court as coach in 1951, albeit now in a non-playing capacity, Essendon seemed on course for a third consecutive flag but a controversial four week suspension dished out to John Coleman on the eve of the finals effectively put paid to their chances.

The opposing linebacker wants to predict the snap, and build up speed such that he crosses the line of scrimmage exactly as the play begins, so as to increase his chances of getting a tackle for a loss, or a sack.

Human-alpha-1-antitrypsin, which has been tested in sheep and is used in treating humans with this deficency and transgenic pigs with human-histo-compatibility have been studied in the hopes that the organs will be suitable for transplant with less chances of rejection.

In the second half, chances went begging for both sides before England won a corner on the right with a quarter of an hour left on the clock.

A meta-study researching hypnosis as a quit-smoking tool found it had a 20 to 30 percent success rate, similar to other quit-smoking methods, while a 2007 study of patients hospitalised for cardiac and pulmonary ailments found that smokers who used hypnosis to quit smoking doubled their chances of success.

After a turbulent year in office in which he saw his approval ratings plummet to the single digits, Prime Minister Mori agreed to hold early elections for the LDP presidency in order to improve his party's chances in crucial July 2001 Upper House elections.

They wrote: ' It is our hope that this case will lay the foundation upon which a set of policies and guidelines are built so that when cases of abuse, especially child abuse, are alleged, the programs in place will allow for appropriate questioning and investigation by the police, physicians and child psychologists so as to drastically reduce the chances of conflicting testimony and charges of contamination that can and will raise reasonable doubt.

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 chances for success of Magnus and his supporters looked particularly good in 1560 ( and 1570 ).

Ultimately, midwives made a determination about the chances for an infant ’ s survival and likely recommended that a newborn with any severe deformities be exposed.

All three dimensions have consequences for what Weber called " life chances " ( opportunities to improve one's life ).

His chances of hitting his first ball for six on the vast MCG were apparently nil and even if he did manage to get it over the fence New Zealand would not win but only draw the game.

Forbes reported that Whitacre was guest speaker at the Quantico FBI Academy during 2011 about second chances., and he was keynote speaker for the 40th Annual NAPSA ( Pre Trial Services and U. S. Federal Probation ) Conference in 2012 along with Robert F Kennedy, Jr.

Seventeen-years-old Miles breaks both legs during a run over an obstacle course, ruining his chances of qualifying for the Barrayaran Service Academy and a military career, the dream of most Barrayaran males.

The airmass has no ability of forming rain due to low humidity within the airmass, since it crosses the Sahara Desert, it picks up dust instead of water thereby creating little chances for rainfall.

Betting for value can apply to both made hand and drawing hand situations, although in the latter situation it is less often correct, as the drawing hand's chances of winning are generally lower.

I just can't take any chances on getting her pregnant, and if we were sleeping together ''

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:

Would not the emotional catharsis eventually brought on by this awfulness have a calming, if not exhausting, effect likely to improve his client's chances??

Although a skillful politician and a courageous and honest man, Mr. Nixon, Mr. White believes, ignored his own top-level planners, wasted time and effort in the wrong regions, missed opportunities through indecision and damaged his chances on television.

A willingness to spend as many points as possible on an attribute may improve your chances of a high ranking, but too reckless a spending strategy could leave a player with few points to spend on powers and objects.

The Diamondbacks were considered by some to be the favorite to win the division after spending on the aforementioned free agents ; however, injuries hurt the team's chances of reaching its expected potential.

" Addressing the faster rate at which defenders could reinforce an area than attackers could penetrate it during the First World War, Guderian wrote that " since reserve forces will now be motorized, the building up of new defensive fronts is easier than it used to be ; the chances of an offensive based on the timetable of artillery and infantry co-operation are, as a result, even slighter today than they were in the last war.

Helton also had fewer errors ( 2 ) than Lee ( 7 ), while Tulowitzki had as many errors as Rollins ( 11 ), but did so on 834 total chances compared to Rollins ' 717.

Some people are willing to take their chances to gamble their health on the success of new drugs or old drugs in new situations which may not yet have been fully tested in clinical trials.

If, on the other hand, Mary gave birth to a healthy child, Elizabeth's chances of becoming queen would recede sharply.

" The chances of an aircraft having a bomb on it are very small ," he reasons, " and certainly the chances of having two are almost none!

The Diagnostic Handbook was based on a logical set of axioms and assumptions, including the modern view that through the examination and inspection of the symptoms of a patient, it is possible to determine the patient's disease, its aetiology and future development, and the chances of the patient's recovery.

The amount of detail on the man can also vary, affecting the number of chances.

However, in general, the opinion was that Kemp was helpful to the ticket's chances of catching Bill Clinton, and Kemp's advocacy gave a clear picture of the tax reforms that would likely occur on the condition of a successful campaign.

If a player gets a 6 they can separate chances ( the player can separate 6 on one piece and 3 on the other if they get a 6 and a 3, if the pieces are already out of the house ).

German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel noted the effect of airpower: " Anyone who has to fight, even with the most modern weapons, against an enemy in complete command of the air, fights like a savage against modern European troops, under the same handicaps and with the same chances of success.

In interviews Häyhä gave before his death, he said that the scope and mount designed by the Soviets required the shooter to expose himself too much and raise his head too high, increasing the chances of being spotted by the enemy.

No more than one sabotaged round would be planted in any case, magazine, or belt of ammunition, to reduce the chances of the enemy finding it no matter how diligently they inspected their supplies.

Commonly carried by specialist aircraft in the SEAD ( Suppression of Enemy Air Defense ) role ( known to the USAF as " Wild Weasels "), the primary purpose of this type of missile is to degrade enemy air defenses in the first period of a conflict in order to increase the chances of survival for the following waves of strike aircraft.

Interceptors, for instance, have better chances of destroying enemy fighters but have no anti-ship strike ability, while Torpedo Fighters have a heavy one-shot anti-ship punch but are vulnerable to other fighters.

Ultimate Iron Man # 5 shows that shortly after his father's arrest based on planted evidence ( by Obadiah ) at the gruesome murder of his enemy Zebediah Stane ( again, Obadiah's father ), Tony, who was warned against alcohol by his father because it would affect his brain more than a normal human due to his decentralized brain tissue and increase his chances of alcoholism, gets his first taste of champagne at a party held by his father.

Those anti-air missiles are your only chances of defending an island from enemy missile strikes and air landings.

The blue ships are crossing the T of the red shipsHowever, moving ahead of the enemy line on a perpendicular course ( crossing the T ) enabled a ship to launch salvoes at the same target with both the forward and rear turrets, maximizing the chances for a hit.

By the end of 1942, the chances of the Allies re-taking Timor were remote, as there were now 12, 000 Japanese troops on the island and the commandos were coming into increasing contact with the enemy.

Each higher level of difficulty lessens the Drachmas and increases the chances of God or enemy invasion.

Dubbed the " Active Playing System ", this feature allows the player to increase the chances of either landing an improved attack on an enemy or defending from an enemy attack by pressing the X button at the correct time during battle.