"high odds of" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used when referring to the likelihood or probability of something occurring. For example, "There is a high odds of rain tomorrow."
But a few genes are perfect storms of bad news: high odds of developing a horrible condition that you can do nothing about.
He continued: "Given the high odds of another recession in the next few months, it is vital for Congress and the administration to provide some near-term support to the economy".
The three sisters over 85 have beaten the unnervingly high odds of developing Alzheimer's (50-50 for people that age and older), and all four have survived bouts with at least one of the most common causes of death for women -- heart disease, cancer and stroke.
"Given the high odds of transmission through needle sharing, the fact that young people are also sexually active, and the high levels of sexually transmitted infections in the wider population, a huge epidemic may be imminent," a report by the United Nations program on H.I.V. and AIDS, or Unaids, warned in December.
In a different vein, ATP Oil & Gas, offers attractive prospects due to both high odds of an increasing stock price, coupled with a good return history.
Consistent with Experiment 2, participants had high odds of deciding that the closer oil rig would receive the most damage when it was on the line (γ 00 = 10.94, SE = 1.52, OR = 56387.34,2 z = 7.2, P < 0.001).
After all, when you bet aggressively, you have higher odds of winning big -- and losing big.
Celecoxib has a higher odds of responders than GONB (p = 0.037) and a significantly higher odds of complete responders than GONB (p < 0.001) and SONB (p = 0.028).
Migraineurs have significantly higher odds of functional connectivity in the frontal area compared with controls.
Migraine attacks during menses have higher odds of recurrence than migraines occurring at other times.
Of note, patients who sustained concurrent head and chest injuries had higher odds of dying.
