Sentence examples for past odds from inspiring English sources

Unless there is a 180-degree break with the past, odds are good it'll be an academic with a generalist background.

There was a significant difference in prevalence of history of tuberculosis, with those on ART more likely to have suffered from tuberculosis at some time in the past (odds ratio 3.25, confidence interval 1.06 13.27), suggesting that these patients had been more immune-compromised in the past.

Overall, past smoking (odds ratio 2.0, 95% confidence interval 1.2 3.2) but not current smoking (odds ratio 1.2, 95% confidence interval 0.7 2.0) was associated with increased risk for RA.

Bedeviled by a Southern past at odds with the secure respectability that Harvard promises to confer, Quentin cracks up and drowns himself in the Charles River.

Mr. Yurgenson says his knowledge of probability keeps him from playing the Mega Millions lottery "until the jackpot is way past the odds of winning".

But it put Mr. Bruno, an advocate of budget reform in the past, at odds with civic groups and budget watchdogs that have long railed at Albany's practice of passing important bills at night with little public scrutiny or debate.

A running mate can be a fine and upstanding person but wrong for tactical reasons: he or she might not change the electoral map, or might have taken positions in the past at odds with Romney's, or said scathing things about him.

After all the sexy smoke disappears, the popping red lipstick smudges and Jay releases the firm grip on his wife's bum, the reality is, Beyoncé is a hard worker whose work ethic, professionalism and ability to keep pushing past the odds is something to admire and respect much more than the tiny transparent ensembles she wore on Sunday.

Mr Fletcher had better hope the Keeneland's Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is no augury: the challenger, Collect the Cash, thundered past the odds-on favourite in the final straight.Kentucky has not voted for a losing presidential candidate since 1960.

The other significant associations were with use of condom often or always for sex over the past 6 months (odds ratio 14.5), no circumcision (odds ratio 13.8), more than one lifetime women sex partner or ever visited sex worker (odds ratio 3.5), and transport-related occupation (odds ratio 3.1).

We found similar associations in past users (adjusted odds ratio 1.56, 1.23 to 1.98) and recent users (adjusted odds ratio 1.48, 0.83 to 2.63), but the result was significant only for past users (table 4).