1.   And each time a patient undergoes chemotherapy, it reduces the odds of success of subsequent treatments, such as a bone marrow transplant.

2.   But if you want to reduce the odds that a virus is the culprit, get a good anti-virus program and use it.

3.   But the odds can be reduced somewhat by careful research and planning.

4.   Deep-frying turkeys could be saved for warm weather, when the task can be safely accomplished outside, reducing the odds of burning down the house.

5.   Lawyers, he pointed out, have easy access to prisons and know how to reduce the odds of detection and arrest.

6.   So most flights are full, reducing the odds that a last-minute sale will be offered by airlines out of Hartsfield International Airport.

7.   That could happen, but generally the best crews work the playoffs and that reduces the odds.

8.   The champ asked whether the executive had any thoughts about how to reduce the odds of rainouts.

9.   The issue of privacy, with concern about how the records might be used, has been pitted against reducing the odds that a child will be born infected.

10.   The trick is how to reduce the odds.