chance occurrence

collocation in English

meaningsofchanceandoccurrence

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chance
noun
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/
an occasion that allows something to ...
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occurrence
noun
uk
/əˈkʌr.əns/us
/əˈkɝː.əns/
something ...
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(Definition ofchanceandoccurrencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is the signature of true association rather than a random orchanceoccurrence.
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The number of observed vowel changes was divided by the number expected for each type of change, with any result greater than 1.0 suggesting a greater thanchanceoccurrence.
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But, that was achanceoccurrence.
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However, his mistress spotted him, and bychanceoccurrence, she called out his name and rushed to hug him.
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A piece could also be a blank or achanceoccurrence.
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The stories that people tell are not chance occurrences.
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As a consequence, both determinist processes and chance occurrences had a place in explanation.
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Lightfoot's conclusions, however, seem entirely negative : there can be no general theory of change, and even particular kinds of change are epiphenomenal of atomic chance occurrences.
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In many ways, that legislation has involved the worst side of politics, with blackmail, bribery and many chance occurrences.
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Those stories, however, often focused on chance occurrences or personal vengeance as a source of terror.
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These ridges usually represent slightly more erosion resistant rock, but not always they often remain because there were more joints where the valleys formed, or other chance occurrences.
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People are able to find meaning in anything from chance occurrences, such as running in to an old friend in the store, to extreme hardships, such as losing a spouse.
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