chance of survival

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• chance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 possibility ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, high, real, strong ▪ There is a very real chance that the film will win an award. ▪ decent …   Collocations dictionary

• survival — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, short term ▪ continued, future ▪ They are working to ensure the continued survival of this species. ▪ day to day …   Collocations dictionary

• chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• survival — sur|viv|al W3 [səˈvaıvəl US sər ] n 1.) [U] the state of continuing to live or exist survival of ▪ Illegal hunting is threatening the survival of the species. ▪ The doctors gave him a one in ten chance of survival . ▪ A lot of small companies are …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• survival — [[t]sə(r)va͟ɪv(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances. ...companies which have been struggling for survival in the… …   English dictionary

• Survival Under Atomic Attack — was the title of an official United States government booklet released by the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Resources Board (document 130), and the Civil Defense Office. Released at the dawn of the Cold War era, the… …   Wikipedia

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• chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chance — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːns, tʃæ̱ns[/t]] ♦ chances, chancing, chanced 1) N VAR: oft N of ing/n, N that If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?... This partnership has… …   English dictionary

• chance*/*/*/ — [tʃɑːns] noun I 1) [C] an opportunity to do something, especially something that you want to do Syn: opportunity Students are given the chance to learn another language.[/ex] We work together whenever we get a chance.[/ex] I warned her that this… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• chance — noun 1》 a possibility of something happening. 2》 (chances) the probability of something desirable happening. 3》 an opportunity. 4》 the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause: he met his brother by chance. verb 1》 do …   English new terms dictionary