In reality, the chances are that one of two much less desirable things will happen.
In the short term, the chances are that the bureaucrats will simply sidestep the reforms.
But the chances are that politics will still intervene, and the economy continue to suffer.
The chances are that Ms Royal, undeterred by her electoral defeat, will then try to take over.
The chances are that Mr de la Rua will manage to defeat efforts to overturn his decrees.
However, the chances are that North Korea will always be offended by any comment short of praise.
That is because the chances are that a daughter who reaches adulthood will find a mate and thus produce grandchildren.
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The chances are that today you have already eaten a genetically-modified foodstuff or a food that was made with a modified organism.
If an intelligence agency can be hit in this way, the chances are that most other users are at even greater risk.
Given India's strong growth prospects, the chances are that the kirana shops would be able to hold on to an even higher share.
The chances are that a series like this, which also starred Sian Philips, Nigel Havers and Edward Woodward, would not be commissioned today.
The chances are that Wolfowitz will remain in office until 2010, when, if the Democrats win the White House, he will almost certainly be replaced.
And if funding was capped for the parties, the chances are that the same would happen here - arguably it already has, to an extent.
The chances are that it would be welcomed in the Treasury, where ministers are keen to bring in more banking players intent on helping businesses grow.
The chances are that the trial will be shelved at some stage for lack of evidence of serious criminal intent, say lawyers unconnected with the case.
The fat lady has yet to sing, and the chances are that there will be many more headlines featuring Messrs Murdoch and Redstone before she does.
But the chances are that she would not be an easy one for Mr Obama and whoever he appoints as his National Security Adviser to manage.
All the same, the chances are that if the negotiators were to reach a deal that was accepted in Israel and Palestine, Congress would approve it.
Policymakers in Washington are right to worry about the risks, but the chances are that Chinese leaders would think more than twice about mobilising their arsenal.
And so the chances are that if this continues, and there's no reason why it shouldn't continue, it will have a profound impact on the November election.
The chances are that the coalition will unite behind whichever of Mr Serra or Ms Sarney is leading the polls by June, when candidates must formally register.
The chances are that, just as in many other fields, the pioneers will go bust and a second or third wave of companies will reap the profits.
That means when you watch a local little league game the chances are that someone on the field has been, or is being, sexually abused by an adult.
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Eventually, when the chain of causation is traced in full, the chances are that the underlying difference between polar and tropical octopuses will be in the DNA itself.
If you studied computer science at any time in the past 10-15 years, the chances are that you trained on Solaris and then specified Solaris for your company.
The chances are that Europeans will just have to learn to live with the odd inaccurate portrayal as a fox-hunting obsessive or as a flamenco-dancing bull-fighter, despite increasing integration.
The chances are that the FBI will now be deluged with information especially because the photos are not entirely clear and so many people may think they spot someone.
Largely because of the political difficulties, the chances are that Europe's chronic unemployment will drift on for some time, further damaging the lives of the continent's least fortunate citizens.
Given the isolation of the islands, and the branching of the family tree, the chances are that all descend from a single off-course flock that arrived about 500, 000 years ago.
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