Odds
odds (noun) - likelihood, probability
the odds of x - the likelihood of x happening
x at odds with y - x disagrees with y
even the odds
odds on
the odds on favorite for
defy the odds
despite the odds
odds turn towards
beat long odds
shifted the odds in favour of
odds halved
the odds are that
odds in favour of
odds against
odds stacked in favour of
odds stacked against
against odds of
odds makers
against all odds, x happened
long odds
winning against long odds
odds against surviving
Example sentences:
* The odds may no longer be in our favour when these supporting industries move to Vietnam, drawn by its fast-growing footwear industry.
* The odds had turned towards the team after a string of victories.
* He is always at odds with the views of those around him.
* This new approach is quite at odds with the way we did it before in the past.
* Some argue that traditional economics is at odds with environmentalism.
* The odds against him surviving are incredible.
* Despite the odds, this quarter's performance was better than expected.
* She will have to beat exceedingly long odds to become the next chairperson of the board.
* She won against all odds.
* Improvements in market conditions have shifted the odds in favour of our product.
* The odds are that this will lead precisely nowhere.
* With recent events their odds halved from 100-1 to 50-1.
* "Cast against type, the genial Wayans played an ex-jock addicted to bad women, bad drugs, bad odds and bad company (the last played by Bruce Willis)." (Source: British National Corpus)
* "Against odds of four to one, he had come through alive." (Source: British National Corpus)
* "A genuine fight between two unbeaten men whom even the odds makers can hardly separate." (Source: British National Corpus)
* The odds are stacked against this company ever making a profit.
* She's the odds on favorite for the position.
* The odds are that no one has discoverd this yet.
* Winning against long odds is what she is good at.
* His fastidious preparation helped even the odds against him.
* The odds would seem to be on the incumbent.
* These recent experimental results are at odds with previous findings.
* I didn't like the odds.
* It was odds on that the position had already been won by her rival.
* The odds were always against her.
* She defied the odds and survived.
