Crew members advised passengers to sit quietly in order to increase their chances of survival.

The High Lamas used several ways in which they can increase the chances of finding the reincarnation.

Certain drugs increase the chances of déjà vu occurring in the user.

These wounds, even when they are microscopic, increase the chances of contracting STDs that can be transmitted orally under these conditions.

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.

Target practice increases the precision with which the handler can discharge the firearm and thus increase the chances that the intended target is hit.

This would prevent people from gambling when they are losing in the vain hope that their chances of winning are due to increase.

The Industrial Revolution led to a population increase, but the chances of surviving childhood did not improve throughout the Industrial Revolution ( although infant mortality rates were reduced markedly ).

Sometimes the cocks are given drugs to increase their stamina or thicken their blood, which increases their chances of winning.

It is used to divert scarce resources away from patients with little chance of survival in order to increase the chances of survival of others who are more likely to survive.

Cotton Mather suggested that the school change its name to Yale College in gratitude to its benefactor, and to increase the chances that he would give the college another large donation or bequest.

Though tornadoes can strike in an instant, there are precautions and preventative measures that people can take to increase the chances of surviving a tornado.

DreamWorks launched a major campaign to increase American Beautys chances of Academy Award success ; at the 72nd Academy Awards the following year, the film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor ( for Spacey ), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

Although he anticipated resistance to a Stuart match from the Amsterdam merchants who had disliked his mother ( another Mary Stuart ), William believed that marrying Mary would increase his chances of succeeding to Charles's kingdoms, and would draw England's monarch away from his pro-French policies.

By chance, a mistaken order from General Rosecrans caused a gap to appear in the Union line and Longstreet took additional advantage of it to increase his chances of success.

Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits.

When establishing a territory, the males will try to increase their chances of reproducing by staying on the rookery for as long as possible.

Recruitment is fiercely competitive and potential sorority members are encouraged to secure personal recommendations from Ole Miss sorority alumnae in order to increase the chances of receiving an invitation to join one of the 9 NPC sororities on campus.

The President counted on the free flow of ideas, unencumbered by a formal setting, to increase the chances of an informed decision.

The Americans were also aware that removing the special forces from Saigon would increase the chances that a coup attempt would succeed, thereby encouraging the army to overthrow the president.

To increase his chances of victory, Scrooge saw to it that all other boats in the race ( there were a hundred boats counting Donald's and John's ) were powered by his gasoline.

With this technique, a steady food source is available for the larvae and procreation chances increase.

* the rate of change is not really constant, but actually depends on the time period during which the word has existed in the language ( i. e. chances of lexeme X being replaced by lexeme Y increase in direct proportion to the time elapsed – the so called " aging of words ", empirically understood as gradual " erosion " of the word's primary meaning under the weight of acquired secondary ones );

Breeders may use incubators to increase their chances of successful hatching.

This is a marked increase over that belonged to Lithuania before ratification of the Russian – Lithuanian border treaty in 2003.

The impact of this amendment was to reduce the amount of silver that was being held by private citizens ( presumably as a hedge against inflation or collapse of the financial system ) and increase the amount of circulating currency.

In August 2005, the then Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, proposed an amendment to the constitution in order to increase Japan's Defence Forces ' roles in international affairs.

The other major use of dried peat is as a soil amendment ( sold as moss peat or sphagnum peat ) to increase the soil's capacity to retain moisture and enrich the soil.

After 1991, the airworthiness certification requirements in the USA specify the one-engine-inoperative climb requirement as a gradient independent of stalling speed, so there is less opportunity for vortex generators to increase the maximum takeoff weight of multi-engine airplanes whose certification basis is FAR 23 at amendment 23-42 or later.

As a member of the Small Business Committee, Coleman supported the Microloan program from elimination, supported funding for Small Business Development Centers and the HUBZone program, successfully extended tax relief for Section 179 expensing, and cosponsored an amendment to increase funding for the SBA by $ 130 million.

In 1930 voters approved a city charter amendment that would increase funding to the library system so a new library could be built.

On June 22, 2004, Breaux cast the lone vote against amendment, S. A. 3464, which would increase the maximum fine from $ 27, 500 to $ 275, 000 when the FCC determines a broadcaster is guilty of “ obscene, indecent or profane language .” Breaux also opposed the loosening of FCC rules that would allow cross-media platforms in the same community to fall under a single owner.

Despite having been one of the main forces behind the movement for amendment, the party eventually opposed the 2006 changes to the Catalan Statute of Autonomy to increase Catalonia's autonomy.

It was intended to persuade the government of Quebec to endorse the 1982 constitutional amendment and increase support in Quebec for remaining within Canada.

Beshear favored holding a referendum on a constitutional amendment to allow expanded casino gambling in the state, while Fletcher maintained that expanded gambling would bring an increase in crime and societal ills.

She introduced the Child Care Affordability Act of 2007 to increase access to child care by providing tax credits Maloney's amendment to a foreign aid bill succeeded in securing $ 60 million in funding for programs for Afghan women and girls and to help establish an Afghan commission on human rights.

In 2007, Peskin authored a charter amendment to increase San Francisco Municipal Railway ( MUNI ) funding and implement agency reforms.

While serving in the Ohio Senate, he supported the Tax and Expenditure Limitation Amendment, a state constitutional amendment that would require a vote of the people in order to raise taxes or increase spending over certain limits.

Blankenship had donated substantial funds into campaigns to defeat a proposed pension bond amendment and oppose the re-election of state Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw, and he fought against a proposed increase in the severance tax on extraction of mineral resources.

This amendment was intended to increase the power of public referendums in the political process and recalls for public officials.

The former Attorney-General, Sir Henry James, while supporting the amendment, objected to the leniency of the sentence, and wanted to increase the penalty to two years ' hard labour.

The amendment caps the increase of the assessed value of a home with a homestead exemption to the lesser of 3 % or the rate of inflation.

They believe that eliminating the amendment, and thus allowing any airline to fly long-haul service out of DAL, would allow the so-called " Southwest effect " to occur, where new, inexpensive capacity will increase traffic at both airports ( assuming that the market effect of low fares on flights into and out of Love Field will serve to drive down fares on corresponding routes at DFW ); these projections are based upon historic results in other air travel markets in which low-fare carriers, most frequently, Southwest, have initiated service.