Sentence examples for own odds from inspiring English sources

I knew I could control my own odds".

Punters could turn bookmaker and set their own odds.

Mr. Ellenson realizes that he has decreased his own odds by fortifying Mr. Lowitz's determination with a bet.

Contenders and long shots have already emerged, with Patrick Goldstein, the LA Times film critic, publishing his own odds.

The beauty of the idea was that people could now also bet against something happening - and set their own odds.

In this case, in a departure from normal practice, the bookmaker had allowed the customers in question to set their own odds.

Also on Tuesday, the reggaetón star DADDY YANKEE releases his own odds-and-ends album, "Barrio Fino en Direto" (El Cartel/Interscope), which comes with a DVD.

At the time, his candidacy was seen as a long shot, a historical point that Mr. Axelrod and Mr. Plouffe reminded the crowd of as they argued that this year's crop of Democratic candidates can overcome their own challenging odds, too, and keep control of the House and Senate.

Adherents of this tradition tend to think of patriotism as a type of group egoism, a morally arbitrary partiality to "one's own" at odds with demands of universal justice and common human solidarity.

In a manic-depressive market like this, where emotions seem to alternate 150-point swings on a daily basis, it forces me to reflect back on the most important investment lesson I've ever learned: You choose your own investment odds.

And with Wayne Rooney out injured, Daniel Sturridge facing a fight against Hodgson's own stated odds to be fit for Kiev after a thigh injury, and Danny Welbeck suspended after a harsh booking, much is riding on this latecomer to the international stage.