Hence the wild proliferation of the second-chance plot in the last 25 years, a function of rising divorce rates, feminism's multiple-choice agenda and the life-span statistics on the actuarial tables.
According to Bingol et al. (2010), a normal probability plot is used to identify the "real" effects from those obtained by chance.
In Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard (1730; The Game of Love and Chance), the plot of which is based on disguise, with masters and servants exchanging parts, Silvia experiences profound consternation at the quite unacceptable prospect of falling for a valet.
I think it comes from going to sea with my dad when I was a girl - he was a ship's captain - and getting the chance to plot the constellations.
But critics warn that housing dangerous terrorism suspects in United States prisons would make those facilities, and the communities surrounding them, vulnerable to attack; could allow militants a chance to plot strategy on American soil; and could open the way for militants to stay in the country, if they were acquitted at trial.
With so many journalists and politicians in close proximity they are also a great chance to plot and often set the tone for the next few months at Westminster.
The two defeated sides in those fixtures will have a second chance to plot a path to the Grand Final on 5 October by virtue of their final league position.
Swedish studio Dennaton's 2012 debut was like Gauntlet given a Drive makeover, its top-down perspective giving players every chance to plot their path through a building full of thugs to massacre.
Perhaps wary of too much exotica, "Off the Map" takes few chances with plot or characters.
It's also absolutely vital if these organisations are to stand any chance of plotting an informed course through an unpredictable and risky landscape.
At Bistro St. Mark's, there is a chance for the plot to thicken.
