It was against all sea courtesies, and the last chance of learning where I was passing away.
Adaptation acts as insurance against the chance that unfavourable impacts occur.
To protect against the chance of terrorist attack you need to initiate self-destruct?
In the futures market, for a small premium, they hedge against the chance that those same stocks will move down.
Well, balanced against the chance to be a hero, set a record, an athlete, who already feels immortal, may think it's an acceptable risk.
Against the chance that it would take more than an hour he was offering short odds of only two-to-one on.
I'm merely providing against the chance that she doesn't.
But mostly it was against the chance, thin as a monomolecular line, that some or all of the five had managed to survive.
But will you set filth on your feet against the chance for freedom?
Against the slight chance that the queen will fall from East, he must measure the downside.