Sentence examples for purchase chances from inspiring English sources

The type of lottery considered here is a form of gambling in which many people purchase chances, called lottery tickets, and the winning tickets are drawn from a pool composed of all tickets sold (sweepstakes) or offered for sale, or consisting of all of or most of the possible permutations of the numbers or symbols used on the tickets.

Whatever he ended up purchasing, chances are he won't be sharing it with Andrei Shevchenko, increasingly linked with a return to Milan where he scored 127 times in 208 games and is the club's second most prolific scorer of all time.

Perhaps you'll squander the funds you devoted to the gym membership or the quit-smoking kit, but it's arguably worth risking the loss given the benefits if your resolutions happen to stick — and if those investments are among a dozen such purchases, chances are that some of them will pan out.

WASHINGTON -- While the U.S. Senate on Monday gave overwhelming support to a bill to empower states to collect sales tax on online purchases, chances for its passage in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are far less certain.

Not only does Gilt-ii give shoppers a chance to purchase these already sold items, but it gives other Gilt shoppers the opportunity to make a few bucks off of purchases on the site by auctioning off items.

Only those living in the US are eligible for the chance to "purchase Glass".

The renter, who had declined the chance to purchase, refused to grant access.

Mets season-ticket holders are being offered the chance to purchase their own seats first.

The plan gained steam last summer when two national horse-racing interests began to vie for the chance to purchase OTB.

LincTix members will also have a chance to purchase seats together with other LincTix members and will get invitations to free LincTix parties and other special events.

Whoever buys them will also be offered the chance to purchase a patch of land next to Graceland on which to keep the aircraft.