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Comedy can always be taken the wrong way. If I do a bit that is meant to diffuse racism or sexism, I'm not going to avoid it on the chance that a small portion of the audience might take it the wrong way.
Doug Stanhope

Meaning of "on the chance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE CHANCE

on the chance play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE CHANCE

on the books
on the bot
on the bounce
on the brain
on the breadline
on the bum
on the button
on the cadge
on the cards
on the carpet
on the cheap
on the club
on the coat
on the contrary
on the credit side
on the cross
on the danger list
on the defensive
on the dole
on the dot

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE CHANCE

a dog´s chance
advance
bechance
Buckley´s chance
by chance
chance
enhance
fighting chance
hance
happenchance
mischance
not a cat in hell´s chance
off chance
off-chance
on the off chance
on the off-chance
outside chance
perchance
snaphance
stand a chance
the main chance

Synonyms and antonyms of on the chance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «on the chance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE CHANCE

Find out the translation of on the chance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the chance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the chance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在机会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en la oportunidad
570 millions of speakers

English

on the chance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौका पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على فرصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на случайно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na chance
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুযোগ এ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au hasard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada kesempatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf die Chance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャンスについて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기회 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing kasempatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

về cơ hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாய்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संधीवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şans eseri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´occasione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na przypadek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на випадково
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe sansa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για την ευκαιρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die kans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på chansen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på sjansen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the chance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE CHANCE»

The term «on the chance» is very widely used and occupies the 285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE CHANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the chance

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2 QUOTES WITH «ON THE CHANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word on the chance.
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Doug Stanhope
Comedy can always be taken the wrong way. If I do a bit that is meant to diffuse racism or sexism, I'm not going to avoid it on the chance that a small portion of the audience might take it the wrong way.
2
Victor Webster
I don't want to miss out on the chance of having a good time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE CHANCE»

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1
The Chance
The chances were excellent that the tank had been nearly empty, but Eric had an industrial-strength fire extinguisher handy on the chance of a spark. The car was lying on the driver's side, so he pointed the flashlight inside the passenger's ...
Robyn Carr, 2014
2
Game Theory, Experience, Rationality: Foundations of Social ...
A draw of red on the first ball leads by Bayes theorem to a greater degree of belief on the chance hypotheses which favor red, and so the degree-of- belief conditional probability of red on two, conditional on red on one is greater than the  ...
John C. Harsanyi, W. Leinfellner, Eckehart K?ler, 1998
3
The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society: New ...
... any effect on the chance of being a career winner, but does somewhat improve the chances of being a winner on the professional/innovative dimension. Vocational orientation also has a small positive effect on the chances of being a winner ...
Jim Allen, R. K. W. van der Velden, 2011
4
Chance and Luck: A Discussion of the Laws of Luck, ...
stand in, which depends, not on the value of your pair only, but also on the chance that your hand will be improved by drawing. Having decided to stand in, remember that discarding three tells the rest of the company that in all possibility you ...
Richard Anthony Proctor, 1889
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Imagination and Chance: The Difference Between the Thought ...
If we focus on the chance in Mallarme's play, then someone like Richard can say that Mallarme's writing results in new words "totally foreign to language (langue)" (DIS, 256/288), in totally new associations of meaning, even complete ...
Leonard Lawlor, 1992
6
Combining Methods in Educational and Social Research
But perhaps because it appears to have a technical solution, researchers have tended to concentrate on the chance element in practice and to ignore the far more important components of error, and the judgement these entail. If the difference ...
Gorard, 2004
7
The Time It Never Rained
To the ranchers and farmers of 1950s Texas, man's biggest enemy is one he can't control.
Elmer Kelton, 2008
8
Paradigms of Political Power
Under the chance model, power is independent of other attributes. Although it might occasionally be correlated with a specific set of attributes by chance, a consistent correlation would cast doubt on the chance hypothesis. It would have to be ...
John R. Champlin
9
On The Home Front
The organizer of the appeal, Captain F. Ayre, claimed the public would spend 5/- on the chance of winning more, but were reluctant to buy a badge for 1/-.75 Other attacks on gambling concerned illegal games of chance and 170 on the home ...
Darian-Smith, Kate, Kate Darian-Smith, 2009
10
Dispositions and Causes
Fred's moving away positively impacts on the chance of his being healthy the next day, and indeed the former is a cause of the latter. But placing a bomb does not positively impact on the chance of being healthy the next day. Placing of the ...
Toby Handfield, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE CHANCE»

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Clayton Kershaw did something no one since Cy Young has done
Zack Greinke, who left the Dodgers to attend the birth of his first child and may miss out on the chance to face the Mets, has a 43 2/3-inning ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Now or never for Nico Rosberg to make his push for F1 title
Having dominated Hamilton in Austria, though, he missed out on the chance to close the gap further at the British Grand Prix three weeks ago ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
Everyone in London is whining on Twitter because they can't get an …
From the looks of Twitter, where #UberIceCream is the top trending topic, literally no one can pass on the chance to have a delectable frozen ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
4
For the love of the arts, and all that jazz
And some people are willing to be exposed on a bigger stage on the chance that they might be good at something – but the audience is the ... «Monroe News Star, Jul 15»
5
Literati Bookstore reopens after water damage forced four-day closure
"One of the biggest loses is somewhat intangible – first time customers who missed out on the chance to visit because we weren't open. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Obama's Kenya visit: no big deal… and why the ordinary nature of it …
On the chance he stops at that Wine Shop before departing for home, he, perhaps, can get that bottle of Robert Mondavi Cabernet, reduced ... «FT.com, Jul 15»
7
Fire: Be ready to roll!
Trees within that area should be limbed six to 10-feet above the ground to cut down on the chance of the canopy being ignited. #The yard ... «Dalles Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Wicklow Regatta line-up a real winner
Don't miss out on the chance to share a drink and dance with friends, old and new, at the Young at Heart in the Grand Hotel. This year's events ... «Wicklow People, Jul 15»
9
Top Arsenal and Man United target makes shock decision on future
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, it seems, has finally miss out on the chance to sign Arturo Vidal from Juventus. According to reports in the ... «TheSportsCampus.com, Jul 15»
10
Cold Ash parish celebrates 150 years
... had helped attract people to the village event, adding that those who missed out on the chance to make their mark could do so at a later date. «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. On the chance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/on-the-chance>. Apr 2024 ».
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