Sentence examples for strong odds from inspiring English sources

It wasn't long ago that most of Wall Street wouldn't have given Mr. Blankfein strong odds of survival.

With strong odds on his side, he swept in with 82percentt of the vote in this huge district covering the western four-fifths of the state.

Those are strong odds in the industry, 1 in 3, because the success rate for exploratory wells is generally between 10 and 30 percent.

The horse is coming in heavy, which some race analysts think will work against her chances, but that hasn't stopped handicappers from giving her very strong odds near the top of the field.

Thousands of immigrants were so eager to enlist in the American military during the last two years, despite the strong odds that they could be sent to combat zones, that they signed a petition on Facebook asking the Pentagon to let them join.

GOP sober about Boxer seat: Even Republican strategists give the Democrats strong odds of keeping retiring Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat in the party next year.

Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) Snooker: Despite being just one frame ahead (10-9), Ronnie O'strongan strong odds-on favourite (2/5) favourite, Mark Selby 5/2/5Betforr) May 5, 2014 Updatitlet 3.11pMark Selbypm BST "This has the feeling of a classic already to me," declares Detective Steven Pye, who you may know from such pieces as how Steve Davis won his second World Snooker Championship in 1983.

Mayweather is the strong odds-on favourite to win, according to British bookmakers.

Even if they do beat the Kiwis, the stronger odds are that they will still be in a four.

On multivariate analysis, it was found that higher qualification was a stronger (odds ratio raised from 3.2 to 9.1) contributor for preference of sectional programme.

Item PC2 'Mental health' had the strongest odds ratio for both harm to others (OR = 4.9) and to self (OR = 5.2).