And even if Mr Stoltenberg battles on, the odds against his re-election next year have risen.
Still, given the numerical and procedural odds against it, the opposition will struggle to make headway.
But now that Coburn has declared defeat, the long odds against serious debt reduction have gotten longer.
Every time she won another primary, despite the increasing odds against her, she demonstrated she wouldn't cave under pressure.
Despite the odds against her, Clinton continues to pick up support even as Obama grows his lead among superdelegates.
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Nature heavily skews the odds against an animal becoming a fossil most simply decompose.
As a result, the odds against security professionals are rising in proportion to the amazing opportunity we have before us.
It explains why, despite the odds against them, the players feel confident not just about the future, but the present.
She added that the odds against the DNA coming from anyone but Zoe were more than a billion to one.
The odds against the DNA in the red, plastic sombrero lid coming from anyone but Bayne were 9.6 million to one.
Being a foreign vendor tends to further stack the odds against I-flex.
The odds against Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ever leading her country were huge.
The odds against a widespread voluntary exchange have also worsened because hedge funds have bought Greek debt from European banks in recent months.
Initially the game went so badly for England that on the third day of the match bookmakers quoted odds against England of 500-1.
Honduran patriots have better odds against that strategy with Mr. Zelaya out of the country, even if Washington and the OAS don't approve.
The odds against this coincidence were like one in a billion.
Iran is weathering its economic woes, despite the odds against it.
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Mr Achleitner's appointment has shortened the odds against a full merger between Dresdner and Deutsche, to which he also has close ties and which would offer the greatest potential for cost-cutting.
But despite the odds against his opponent, Mr Chavez might do well to remember that presidents born in the state of Tachira have governed Venezuela for 62 of the past 100 years.
The odds against such a thing are staggering.
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The idea of striking out on your own, accepting a significant amount of risk, betting on yourself to succeed like Bill Gates despite the odds against you, is not a decision to be taken lightly.
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And apparently no talented high school athlete in America is aware of the long odds against signing a pro contract someday, as he is so coddled and misled by teachers, coaches, parents and college recruiters.
It does, however, make the odds against his successful defense of American interests a bit less like those faced by Horatius at the bridge, if not yet the "sure thing" the merits of the case ought to dictate.
Of course, we cannot be sure whether the 53% of deals which destroyed value were among organisations which would have lost value against competition if they had not merged but one of the sure-fire ways to stack the odds against yourself is to look at your target or partner from a business point of view only.
They never indulged in self-pity, no matter how stacked the odds were against them.
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Admittedly the odds seem against it, but this time the surprise may be on the upside.
It is very easy to give into despair when the odds are against you.
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