The phrase "allow for chance" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need to consider or accommodate the possibility of unexpected events or outcomes.
Example: "When planning the event, we must allow for chance to ensure we are prepared for any unforeseen circumstances."
Alternatives: "account for chance" or "consider the possibility of chance".
On the other hand, when we do our part, taking inspired action, and let The Universe in on the party, we allow for chance happening, magical moments and accidental meetings.
To allow for chance alone determine who gets included in our sample, the researchers using random sampling technique agreed that every second person seen on the clinic day would be included in our sample and interviewed.
That's not to say that the smallpox virus has been wiped from the face of the planet, even allowing for chance finds like last week's.
Allowing for chance occurrence of a mutation at any given time followed by clonal expansion, the data can be interpreted as follows: the greater is the jackpot effect (number of jackpots and/or proportion of the MF), the greater is the underlying genomic instability.
For Masse (right), sharing vocals with one or more instruments instead of two female singers became freeing -- allowing for chances to improvise -- but still challenging.
These laws might well free doctors to speak more honestly with patients and families and allow for a chance to truly repair their relationship.
But if you can conceive of a Romney comeback – and you should account for that possibility – you should also allow for the chance that things could get really out of hand, and that Mr. Obama could win in a borderline landslide.
An individual's genetic traits are expressed imperfectly, to allow for the chance environmental variation of phenotypic traits around genetic traits.
The long migration flights of many species don't allow for many chances to stop and rest.
But one network veteran suggested that the news guidelines allow for second-chance questions mainly to cover equipment failures — "when cameras break, or lighting messes up," he said.
If the N.C.A.A. -- or college presidents -- could provide a guide for crime-related penalties, they could allow for second chances and due process, while putting a cap on forgiveness and taking the guesswork out of punishment.
