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Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.
Mary Douglas

Meaning of "the main chance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE MAIN CHANCE

the main chance play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE MAIN CHANCE

the lump
the Lyceum
the Mabinogion
the madam
the Mafia
the mainland
the majors
the mallee
the Man
the Mansion House
the many
the Maple Leaf
the Marches
the Maritime Provinces
the mark
the market
the Marseillaise
the masses
the master
the matter

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE MAIN 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 chance
on the off chance
on the off-chance
outside chance
perchance
snaphance
stand a chance

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

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Translation of «the main chance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE MAIN CHANCE

Find out the translation of the main chance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the main 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 «the main chance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主要机会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la oportunidad principal
570 millions of speakers

English

the main chance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्य मौका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرصة الرئيسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

главный шанс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a chance principal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান সুযোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la possibilité principale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peluang utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Haupt Chance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メインチャンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 기회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasempatan utama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ hội chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய வாய்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य संधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ana şans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la grande occasione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Główną szansą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

головний шанс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șansa principal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η κύρια ευκαιρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die hoof kans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvud chans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoved sjanse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the main chance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE MAIN CHANCE»

The term «the main chance» is normally little used and occupies the 136.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE MAIN CHANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the main chance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the main chance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «THE MAIN CHANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the main chance.
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Mary Douglas
Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE MAIN CHANCE»

Discover the use of the main chance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the main chance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Main Chance
Tweed has already met members of the two families, run by their forefathers for generations. Was Bella murdered by one of them - or is it the work of the vicious Calouste?
Colin Forbes, 2008
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The Main Chance
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Meredith Nicholson, 2013
3
Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers
... the lesser business schools of the South and Southwest. These choices also reflect judgments about whether a corporation can offer the hard-charging MBAs from the top-ranked schools enough quick variety to retain 3. The Main Chance.
Robert Jackall, 2010
4
The Main Chance (1903) the Main Chance (1903)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Meredith Nicholson, 2010
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Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: Essays: On ...
William Hazlitt. ESSAY XVI. THE MAIN CHANCE. ESSAY XVI. THE MAIN CHANCE. " Search then the ruling —The Main-Chance.
William Hazlitt, 1836
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Eye on the main chance A person withan 'eye on the main chance' is constantly searching for methods of becoming rich, gaining promotion or otherwise gaining success. * Eyeball to eyeball Veryclose toeachother – the term is nearly always ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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The Royal Dictionary, French and English, and English and ...
(fj* To look to the main Chance, Songer eu solide, fnger à ses Affaires, travailler pour fa Subsistance. j5* To bear stoutly the Chance of For- fune, Souffrir patiemment les revers de la Fortune. Ifj" An i!I Chance, Va Malheur, une Infortune,  ...
Abel Boyer, 1729
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The New monthly magazine and universal register. [Continued ...
THE MAIN-CHANCE. " Search then the ruling passion : there, alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known ; The fool consistent, and the false sincere; Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. This clue once found unravels all the ...
‎1828
9
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
THE MAIN-CHANCE. " Search then the ruling passion : there, alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known ; The fool consistent, and the false sincere ; Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. This clue once found unravels all ...
‎1828
10
Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: With Notice of ...
... instead of being the sport of the capricious and arbitrary decisions of the will, generally dictates the line of conduct it is to pursue, and that self-interest or the main chance is the unvarying load-star of our affections or the chief ingredient in all ...
William Hazlitt, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1836

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE MAIN CHANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the main chance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Twin talents who relish gorging on the main chance
Lemann is a debonair 76-year-old former tennis champion with an estimated $US20 billion fortune. Supplied. by Ben Marlow. Jorge Lemann is a man with a ... «The Australian Financial Review, Mar 15»
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DAP eyes the main chance PAP-style
DAP eyes the main chance PAP-style. Joe Fernandez. | December 15, 2014. It has a pan-national vision, based on principles, that spans both sides of the South ... «Free Malaysia Today, Dec 14»
3
Barry O'Farrell: the Captain Sensible who always had eye on the
He has always had an eye to the main chance. Discipline has been the hallmark of his career, which makes his fall all the more surprising. “I don't think you can ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»
4
Vancouver artist Scott McFarland has an eye for the main chance
Turning that happenstance, however, into his compelling, detail-intense large-format photographic pieces is not about chance. The thought process behind ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 13»
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Oil: Uncertainty fails to deter majors with eye on the main chance
Gabon's oil future is about to be decided in the deep waters off the country's southern coast. That is where Total Gabon, the French company, is drilling its first ... «Financial Times, Jun 13»

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