31.   One bad pollen day can ruin the chances for master corn faster than you can say Orville Reden ...

32.   She had won three of those previous events but all but ruined her chances for a fourth when she double bogeyed the second hole, then bogeyed seven.

33.   Should he die before her scheduled interview, it could ruin her chances to become a citizen.

34.   That ruined his chances of being a hot rookie free-agent prospect.

35.   The announcement ruined its chances of borrowing, however, and after takeover negotiations with several international banks failed, it exhausted its remaining cash, he said.

36.   The disastrous relief prevented the Yankees from winning the third game of this four-game series, and ruined any chance of a four-game sweep.

37.   The Giants even literally tripped over each other at the goal line, ruining a chance for what might have been a pivotal touchdown.

38.   The Stanford student wanted to know if it would ruin his chances for a scholarship.

39.   Their collapse ruined any chance of opening the playoffs at home.

40.   They are a team with internal problems, a team on the verge of letting petty gripes and a lack of unity ruin a chance to win a championship.