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Meanings of fair chance in English

Spanish
bastantes posibilidades

A reasonable probability of success.

bastantes posibilidades
Synonyms
Examples for "sporting chance"
Examples for "sporting chance"
1
He thinks there's a sporting chance of his getting through the lines.
Greenmantle
2
You've a sporting chance of getting away if you start at once.
The Evil Shepherd
3
What a sporting chance this frail bit of a girl was taking!
The Amazing Interlude
4
Well, then, perhaps there was a sporting chance for him after all!
Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley
5
He had given her a sporting chance to get the matter resolved tonight.
The viscount and the virgin
Usage of fair chance in English
1
I think we have to give the negotiation process a fair chance.
Running with the Demon
2
I trust the creators and want to give Korra a fair chance.
Wired
3
For the first time in his life he has a fair chance.
The Promise / A Tale of the Great Northwest
4
He wishes her attempts in his regard to have a fair chance.
Ceres' Runaway, and Other Essays
5
She believed that in this country all men have a fair chance.
A Mountain Woman
6
I shall have a fair chance to settle the matter with him.
The "Dock Rats" of New York; Or, The Smuggler Band's Last Stand
7
I told the people they ought to allow you a fair chance.
Deerbrook
8
I should think they stood a fair chance of losing their licence.
Lands of the Slave and the Free; Or, Cuba, the United States, an...
9
Yes, as soon as I can discover or secure a fair chance.
The Lost City
10
Were you here, you would have a fair chance of a Fever.
The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1
11
Mariette is forming her, so as to give you a fair chance.
The Celibates
12
They did not however, and Guapo had a fair chance at them.
The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds ...
13
This much, however, may be said, Lucan never had a fair chance.
Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal
14
With that spirit, Frank, you will stand a fair chance to succeed.
The Cash Boy
15
I certainly don't, and there's a fair chance that you probably don't either.
The Irish Times
16
She says the same fair chance has been given to her.
Radio NZ
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