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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a one chance" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression is "one chance" without the article "a."
Example: "You only have one chance to make a good impression during the interview."
Alternatives: "a single opportunity" or "one opportunity."
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Dr Foust, for instance, gives Mr Tito about a one chance in three of succeeding.
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Mr Naidu, his eyes sparkling with excitement, says he "will build a city, a world-class capital, a really smart city…it is a one-chance-in-a-lifetime opportunity".His creation, Vijayawada, one of the 100 on Mr Modi's list, will house 22m people near the eastern coast.
This feeling is often magnified when a doctor has helped conceive a one-chance-only baby.
Bowden's idea is to give a manager one chance a game to request that a play be looked at on replay.
Jabo Ibehre had three great first-half opportunities to level, but Carroll produced increasingly impressive saves from a header, a one-on-one chance and a rasping low strike.
McCormack also wasted a great one-on-one chance on the break and Moussa Dembele's left-footed shot hit the post in the final minute.
A swimmer has several chances to win a medal in one Games, a marathon runner one chance.
Shane Long had a one-on-one chance which he would have taken on another day and Romelu Lukaku was a threat.
A million to one chance?
In Denmark, you have about a seven to one chance of doing better.
Austin twice went close for the visitors in the first half, spurning a one-on-one chance before forcing Andy Lonergan to tip over a 25-yard effort.
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