Sentence examples for assessing the odds from inspiring English sources

His opponent, shrewdly assessing the odds, boycotted the poll.

When people hear general warnings like this, their response is probably less along the lines of civil defense than of assessing the odds of danger in their daily behavior.

Beyond simply assessing the odds of a company or a country not paying its debts, rating agencies are now being asked to second-guess, and ultimately to endorse, the performance of creative banking products.

Now, in the face of all this momentum in Congress to act, the industry not only has to decide what the best deal is, but when to try to strike it, which means assessing the odds of a Democratic House and a Democratic administration next year.

The aftermath of an election follows a certain predictable cycle: mourning (on the part of the losers) gives way to soul-searching (both sides), and soon enough the speculative horse race is in full swing, with future contenders jockeying for early position and handicappers assessing the odds.

By Ben McGrath The aftermath of an election follows a certain predictable cycle: mourning (on the part of the losers) gives way to soul-searching (both sides), and soon enough the speculative horse race is in full swing, with future contenders jockeying for early position and handicappers assessing the odds.

The Mantel-Haenszel Common Odds Ratio Estimate was used to assess the odds ratio of carotid atherosclerosis while controlling for the effects of age and sex.

War could still break out, but Mr. Ermarth, asked to assess the odds, said, "By a hair, I would bet that things get dragged out".

I will have to assess the odds of its continuing, and to apply adjectives and characteristics to each of my lumberjacks, in another dispatch.

Michael Adler, a Moody's spokesman, said the company's role was simply to assess the odds that a given bond issuer will default — in some cases, taking into account the possibility of government intervention.

He suggests "financial statements insurance", in which firms would buy coverage to protect shareholders against losses from accounting errors, and insurers would then hire auditors to assess the odds of a mis-statement.