1.   With every passing day our chances of relief improve.

2.   A contrary view is that, while the process might be on hold in the short run, chances have improved for deal down the road.

3.   Against a nonincumbent, his chances improve.

4.   But chances may well improve.

5.   But the Democrats clearly feel their chances would improve.

6.   Even with Allen, chances improve only marginally.

7.   He is a long shot to make the team, but his chances will improve if Luc Longley is forced to retire because of an ankle injury.

8.   He never thought he would get a chance to improve on those numbers with the NBA team he grew up watching.

9.   Her upset chances improved when speedy Twice the Vice dropped out.

10.   His chances improved when veteran driver Brian Shimer lost his longtime partner Paul Wise to a back injury in October.