That is, the chances that we fail to complete the game in a shippable form are higher than the chances that the game does not operate profitably once shipped.

FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

The chances that a case might fail or a court might cut or strike down previously awarded sums seems to increase as the legal process grinds on.

ECONOMIST: Lighting up a lawsuit

The vagaries of hardware, software and natural language will always ensure that exact reproducibility remains uncertain, but withholding code increases the chances that efforts to reproduce results will fail.

FORBES: Publish Your Code: This'll Cause Problems in Climate Change Research

Even if you fail to conceive within a year your chances of conceiving subsequently are still substantial.

BBC: The researchers evaluated women's chances of conceiving

Chances are some will succeed in doing so, but many will fail.

FORBES: When Kickstarting Fails

Only if negotiations with the unions fail would he force through a solution, he promised, but the unions are clearly taking no chances.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Will the French buy Sarkozy reforms?