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Discover LudwigThe phrase "amount of chances" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct term would be "number of chances," as "amount" is typically used for uncountable nouns.
Example: "The team had a limited number of chances to score before the game ended."
Alternatives: "number of opportunities" or "quantity of chances."
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We had a great amount of chances.
"We missed an incredible amount of chances.
I'm delighted with the result and performance and the amount of chances we created.
The Lightning never really threatened, managing a paltry amount of chances, before ultimately pulling Vasilevskiy for the extra attacker.
The amount of chances we created was testament to the performance, and remember Young Boys have a fantastic home record.
For the rest of the game we searched for an equaliser, and should have got it with the amount of chances we had.
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Once, there was a fair amount of chance involved in striking oil.
The namechecking of Dickens is used by the film-makers as an excuse for the improbable amount of chance and coincidence that takes over the film.
"There is probably a fair amount of chance involved" in the jump in perfect games, said Rob Neyer, a baseball columnist with ESPN.
Companies are usually called "players," and they "win" or "are awarded" contracts; the areas they explore are "plays". Once, there was a fair amount of chance involved in striking oil.
Because picking the winners of 63 college basketball games (or 65, if we include the play-in games) involves a substantial amount of chance, operating these pools technically runs afoul to these state laws.
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