1.   But the historical odds will be long.

2.   But the odds are that even those women who appear impermeable to pain are suffering great hurt behind their face-saving pose.

3.   Do you know what the odds are against a house catching fire in the Red Triangle district of Bes Pelargic?

4.   It is certainly better than any horse race, or any other gambling, when the odds are never in your favor.

5.   Odds are that the other person will return the courtesy of an introduction.

6.   Odds are, neither this book nor any other source of information will provide a solution to your work problem.

7.   The fact remains that because of election by constituency quota the odds are heavily against fair representation for a small party.

8.   The odds are hypothetical, however, because state law prohibits wagers on events in which the outcome is known beforehand.

9.   The odds are that he will commit the same crime again.

10.   The odds are that the young man would not have laid a finger on her, but what if ...?