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.
The odds against the punter beating the old enemy have never been more attractive.
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.
Given this vast amount of intimidation and government manipulation, the opposition did miraculously well considering the odds against them.
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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.
Authorities made the heartbreaking decision to stop the search for Bush after the odds against his survival became abundantly clear.
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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They knew the odds against keeping a limited-government republic were long.
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Besides the evolutionary odds against such a drastic change happening, a big alteration in the shape of its active site might well render an enzyme and thus the virus ineffective.
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.
Capriles, a state governor, acknowledged facing long odds against a candidate who wields vast public resources and a state media machine and has the backing of the country's electoral council.
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.
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