Sentence examples for cruel odds from inspiring English sources
Cruel odds of injury or death, rising violence nationwide, widespread drug abuse, heavy corruption and Taliban targeting of soldiers and police even when away from their forces have all contributed to the departures, officials and analysts say.
Wee ones who compete against one another like those in "First Position" — their little lips trembling with effort, small bodies straining against cruel odds — are even more irresistible, which makes the movie something of a slam dunk when it comes to audience love.
Why persist in such a cruel pursuit with such bad odds?
This 1996 family animation sees a deformed bell ringer beat the odds against a cruel government minster to help his gypsy friend Esmeralda.
That's the cruel irony: When you're at psychological odds, the last person you can rationalize with is yourself.
In voting "Yes" on Question 3, Massachusetts voters joined farmers, veterinarians, advocates, consumers, and many major industries in declaring that cruel farm animal confinement is barbaric and at odds with contemporary values.
And that means that once again, we'll try to defeat the elements, and believe that, against the odds, human beings have a chance against a cruel and uncompromising Mother Nature.
A cruel lab experiment gone awry, where recipients become unknowing participants, in a twisted game of Russian roulette, odds dramatically stacked.
But, with cruel timing, Virtual lowered his head at just the right moment and seized the first prize of £142,000 at odds of 6-1.
