Sentence examples for considerable odds from inspiring English sources

The performers worked against considerable odds.

If they succeed, they will have overcome considerable odds.

Still, his strategy is at considerable odds with that of his friend and mentor, Ms. Winfrey.

More to the point, against considerable odds, he just kept on being alive.

He talked of the thrill of getting the movie made against considerable odds.

But first he has to overcome the considerable odds and find a way to win.

This film is based on a story by Jack Finney, author of the wonderfully readable era-hopping novel "Time and Again". Against considerable creative odds, "The Love Letter" is its own sort of irresistible page-turner.

While girls had a higher rate of DSPS, the present study found a considerable higher odds of school absence in boys compared to girls.

The loophole is a small piece of a much broader agenda introduced by Mr. Obama on Wednesday, one that faces considerable, though not insurmountable, odds on Capitol Hill.

So when the Cardinals were 10 ½ games out of the playoffs with 32 games remaining in the regular season, their futures odds were considerable; Kornegay recalled that he listed them at 250 to 1 to win the World Series and 100 to 1 to win the National League pennant.

"He has made considerable efforts against the odds, but his own foolishness has put that in jeopardy," said Ms Smith.