Acheampong is just the latest in a growing line pf pioneering athletes from the continent who have defied the odds to take part down the years.
But I think there are five steps you can take to lower the odds that these things will happen or to nip them in the bud before they cost your start-up too much time or money.
There are several steps that CMOs can take to help enhance their odds of success.
Unfortunately, if you take the bet, the odds are against you.
Near-sighted, fiercely racist and possessed of a volcanic temper, Evans guarded his finds jealously, managing, against the odds, to take a remarkable number back to Britain.
"They come in and make (odds) sheets and take them home, " says Avello.
Odds are California will take a pass on all this, but the rest of the nation can and should embrace the opportunity.
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If the economy gets stronger, it is likely that interest rates will rise and bonds will be hurt, but odds are stocks would take that as pretty good news.
"The odds are it'll take longer than two years" to be profitable, Mr. Hastings said.
But what are the odds that world leaders will take practical steps to head off a possible calamity?
It doesn't take a genius to understand that the odds of getting 50 heads and 50 tails when flipping a coin 100 times are slight.
The odds that he'll take a sip, let it wash across his palate and then compare it with the bottles he didn't actually buy are minuscule.
Families in which generations are already at odds over trust investments should take note: New York and Pennsylvania -- the home bases of many long- term trusts -- may soon allow existing trusts to convert to unitrusts.
You see, in 1998, Napolitano ran for state attorney general, and it wasn't considered a wise political move to take a position that put her at odds with law enforcement for the sake of illegal immigrants who can't vote.
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In professional sports, sometimes players take less money in order to increase their odds of winning a championship in order to enhance their long-term legacy.
But Sony's own divisions are at odds over how this future will take shape and which Sony product line--PlayStation, TV, Vaio--should occupy the central role.
But we must also recognize that had the magazine clip been limited to fewer bullets, the odds of an adult being able to take this murderer to the ground before he could take more lives would also have been greatly increased.
Rather, they calculate the risks of a situation and will take the risk if they think they can beat the odds.
But when told the odds of divorce are almost 1 in 2 we take no notice.
"If a risk-taker is putting up a million dollars, no matter how long the odds are, you need to be paid to take the risk, " he said.
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We usually think of entrepreneurship at the level of individuals: those who take great risks, work harder than others, and overcome all odds to succeed in building a business.
In an era where Danica Patrick can contend against men in motor sports, Silberman is about to take a big kick forward for female athletes, even if the odds are clearly stacked against her.
But with lawmakers from the same party at odds, two questions remain: What form will the bill take and when will both houses approve it?
She has probably improved the odds by narrowing her pitch to those women who want to take charge of their lives -- and have money to spend.
To increase the odds that people who read, saw or heard your comments take the actions you want them to, whether that is buying your product, calling your company to hire you, voting for your candidate, or investing with your firm.
If, against all odds, the latest intelligence estimates are right that it will take Iran a bit longer to get such long-range missiles, it would mean that we just might be able to have defenses against them in place before they are needed.
While Mazzio didn't take home a medal, her years of strenuous, against-all-odds training served her well as an entrepreneur.
Fortunately, understanding the real chemistry involved doesn't take any of the magic out of the moment, but it might boost the odds of leaving a lasting impression.
There was certainly a quick rebound in performance that is the norm with any managerial change, and Di Matteo did take the team on to the FA Cup and Champions League double against improbably long odds.
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