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1 de abr. de 2008 · English (USA), Spanish. Apr 1, 2008. #3. It depends what you are trying to say. I understand "It is your chance to win the lottery" as it (now?) is your opportunity to win it. The second sentence is about probability. For example: "Your chance of winning the lottery is one in a million." W.
21 de ene. de 2006 · Significado exclusivo de "chance", y no de "opportunity": Azar, suerte, casualidad. - Me encontré con un amigo en la calle por casualidad = I met a friend in the street by chance. - No me gusta planear todo, sino dejar las cosas al azar = I don't like to plan everything, I like to leave some things to chance.
24 de nov. de 2015 · Since 1970, slim chance has become the most popular of the various versions of this phrase.Thin chance exists, but has always been rare.
23 de feb. de 2015 · “for a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp.” ("The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell) I would like to know what "wild" means here and what kind of chance a wild chance is. Thanks in advance
15 de mar. de 2011 · California has more than a 99% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake within the next 30 years, according scientists using a new model to determine the probability of big quakes. The likelihood of a major quake of magnitude 7.5 or greater in the next 30 years is 46%-and such a quake is most likely to occur in the southern half of ...
19 de nov. de 2020 · Senior Member. Derby (central England) English - England. Nov 19, 2020. #2. Note the change from Longman's "get/have a chance to do something" to Longman's "I'd like a job in which I get the chance to travel." I would be inclined to say, "Phone me when you get the chance", but I'm not saying that "have" and "a" are wrong.
17 de feb. de 2011 · Banned. Annandale, Virginia, USA. American English. Feb 17, 2011. #3. I suppose that "a chance" might be one of many chances or opportunities, while "the chance" would be a unique or at least rare opportunity. We say "the chance of a lifetime," not "a chance of a lifetime." But I think we would say "I had a chance to win the lottery, but I didn ...
8 de oct. de 2006 · For one thing, I would say "He has a chance to be accepted by/at the university" and not "to". I would use "by"/"at" in both sentences. The only reason I question your first sentence is because of the use of the word "chance". If you replace that word with a synonym such as "possibility", "liklihood" or "prospect", you would then be saying: "He ...
18 de sept. de 2016 · Senior Member. "By any chance, ..." is correct here. At the start of a question it means "Is it possible that..." The student is asking what choices the school's rules give him. "By any means" is not correct in this sentence. "By any means" sometimes means "using any method" (often with "possible" added) and other times means "at all".
29 de jun. de 2013 · A chance to do something meaning an opportunity to do something cannot be changed to a chance doing something, though it can often be changed to a chance of doing something. You wouldn't alter the meaning much if you wrote "Did you have a chance of talking to your teacher about the schedule?", though I prefer your original.
