Part of the allure of cities is the possibility of a new introduction, a chance encounter, a serendipitous meeting -- you know, a little surprise and mystery that quicken the pulse.
As luck would have it, this chance introduction led him directly to the center of an exceptional group, one of the farándulas, or cliques, that characterize a certain sector of social life on the island, this one dominated by members of what Mr. Dweck calls the "privileged creative class".
Although introduced species may gain advantage in introduced habitats due to their escape from pathogens present in their home range, multiple introductions of a species increase the chances of introduction of associated pathogens (Torchin and Mitchell 2004), thereby reducing the value of 'escape' as a mechanism to maintain populations in a new habitat.
This chapter gives a broad introduction to probability and statistics and defines the important terms, such as probability, statistics, chance and randomness.
Mr. Howard-Jones said that research has shown that the introduction of a chance or game element into any reward system increases dopamine production.
A woman in a gray and silver knit skirt drew an immediate reaction from a monkey, who leaped at a chance introduction.
After graduating from the University of Cairo with degrees in physics and chemistry, he sold prosthetics before getting into journalism through a chance introduction to an Egypt Independent reporter.
A chance introduction got him in touch with the makers of MuscleMilk, Cytosport, who helped him find a factory in Modesto certified by the NSF.
I never thought a chance introduction would make such a profound difference in my life as well.
A chance introduction to a pair of dance music producers led her into a whole other warehouse scene entirely after doing vocals on Z-Factor & Jesse Saunders' early acid house cut "Fantasy," Rachel got sucked into the then-nascent Chicago house scene, where she's stayed for the past 30 years.
