1.   But until the water is fully pumped out, they cannot get to the scores and the delay decreases the chances of saving them.

2.   By prefacing your statement about changes you wish to see with a positive comment, you decrease the chances that your observations will be taken personally.

3.   Casillas will not be with them, and every day he is absent decreases the chance he will ever play for them.

4.   He hopes that expanding economic and diplomatic ties will encourage gradual change in the North and decrease the chances of a new war on the Korean Peninsula.

5.   If you allow any of them to get in your way, you significantly will decrease your chances of making a successful and equitable hiring decision.

6.   It will, however, decrease the chances of your child becoming bilingual.

7.   Lower rates make it easier for consumers and companies to borrow and decreases the chances of defaults on loans.

8.   New studies have shown that pregnant women who are infected with HIV can decrease the chance of passing on the virus to their children by taking the drug AZT.

9.   Nor does he seem to mind that the injury is decreasing his chances of winning the MVP award.

10.   Pruning removes weak wood that drains the plant, decreases the chances of disease, and promotes new growth.