Sentence examples for a presentable chance of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a presentable chance of" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used when discussing the likelihood of something being acceptable or suitable in appearance or quality.
Example: "The project has a presentable chance of being approved if we make the necessary adjustments."
Alternatives: "a reasonable chance of" or "a viable opportunity for".

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Today's 3-1 loss against a Liverpool side that had failed to score in previous league contests against West Ham and Fulham and whose overdependence on the goalscoring of the injured Fernando Torres surely offered Ince a presentable chance of ending his side's dismal run of results.

Killie created a presentable chance of their own just after the half-hour mark when Dayton delivered the ball in from the left towards the front post where Sheridan was lurking, but Forster was alive to the danger and knocked it away.

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Had some uneasy moments, particularly when a poor clearance opened up a presentable chance for Norway.

He created a presentable chance for himself against Crawley, cutting in off the wing for a shot.

They could have fallen behind inside the first 10 minutes but Stephen Hunt's powerful effort came back off the crossbar, before Nile Ranger fluffed a presentable chance for the hosts.

Wenger will have rued the fact that Samir Nasri's free-kick was fumbled by Joe Hart into the path of Alexandre Song rather than one of his more accomplished finishers, as the defensive midfielder could only send his snapshot wide, but Arsenal were themselves let off before the break when Benjani Mwaruwari headed a presentable chance wide of Manuel Almunia's goal.

It was clear that Wenger was prioritising the game against Chelsea on Saturday and there was only a brief flurry early on, when Pajtim Kasami made a mess of a presentable chance, when Forest threatened to repeat what Sheffield Wednesday did in this competition last season.

Brough, Super League's Man of Steel in 2013, wasted a presentable chance early in the second period when he failed to grasp a pass from Joe Wardle 20 metres from the try line, and Wigan registered their first points almost immediately afterwards when Thornley acrobatically touched down in the corner.

It is, of course, harsh to criticise a striker for failing to score when he hardly missed a presentable chance, but Welbeck worked hard enough here and had enough sight of goal to have repaid Van Gaal in deed on a better day.

It was a presentable chance, the sort that the centre-forward tends to put away, and the thought occurred that Juventus might live to regret the miss.

England could count themselves fortunate Hegerberg – who had earlier headed a presentable chance wide – did not attempt to win a penalty.

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