equal chance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofequalandchance
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equal
adjective
uk/ˈiː.kwəl/us/ˈiː.kwəl/
the same in amount, number, ...
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chance
noun
uk/tʃɑːns/us/tʃæns/
an occasion that allows something to ...
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(Definition ofequalandchancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofequal chance
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I believe each has a right to anequalchanceto the drug.
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The third criterion ensures that aprioristically left- and right-branching stand anequalchanceof prevailing.
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It is also assumed that this observer gives anequalchanceto the outcome of landing in each possible position.
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The objective of the sample was to give every eligible adult in the country anequalchanceof being chosen for an interview.
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In so doing, every par ticipant had anequalchanceof being selected.
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If there is no special obligation, you should give each person the highestequalchanceof survival.
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Finally, all candidates have anequalchanceof winning.
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At equilibrium, each candidate has a nearlyequalchanceof getting a seat.
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I assumed here that all structural elements of the verbal morphology and the phonological forms that represent them have anequalchanceat being borrowed.
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He should pick a straw from a set of four, giving each person anequalchanceto get a pill, leaving one without anything.
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If it is more than t, rescue t people at random, giving everyone at that end anequalchance.
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We think the right to have anequalchanceto survive belongs to every person.
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It tells you to give anequalchanceof getting the drug to both persons.
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Therefore, only if marriages have the same duration andequalchanceto divorce, are we able to calculate actual divorce trends.
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One of the big problems in this country is that we don't give everyone anequalchance.
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The key assumption is that every effective candidate has anequalchanceof winning.
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This sampling technique gave all of the eligible participants anequalchanceof being selected, thereby reducing suspicions as to why some individuals were selected and not others.
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Suppose we can go only to one but not both of them in time to reason with him so that he gives everyone he is dealing with anequalchance.
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If one stood anequalchanceof entering hundreds of residencies, one would have to work overtime to spin out corresponding expectations about how one's life might go.
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