Recently, though, Mr Kasyanov had shown signs of toeing the line and some gave him an even chance of staying in the job.
As the experience of the past ten years suggests, there is an even chance that the deficit will constrain growth even more than it does at present, rather than that growth will reduce the deficit.
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When he pummelled Panesar 10 rows back over the mid-wicket fence, India were in with an even chance but Dhoni cut Anderson to point and Bell accounted for Powar and Chawla with sharp catches at mid-wicket and extra-cover.
An even better chance quickly followed after Ramsey's superb reverse pass gave Chris Gunter a clear sight of goal.
The changes also meant top students faced an even slimmer chance of getting a seat in a citywide program, adding to the pressure.
Rooney missed an even better chance for United after 17 minutes, carelessly lofting an inviting ball from Ronaldo over the top when it seemed certain he would score.
While you can buy pre-grated real Parmigiano-Reggiano at some gourmet stores, if you decided to save labor and buy grated, there is an even bigger chance you got the imitation stuff.
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Yakin also missed an even easier chance than the goal he scored in the 34th minute when he stabbed the ball wide of the post following a superb right-wing cross by Valon Behrami which cut out the defense and goal custodian.
There's even an outside chance that one could be a WiFi-only device.
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Virtually no oil drillers will be willing to take the risks of drilling in Brazilian waters given even an outside chance of being saddled with such fines.
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Lomu has effectively been ruled out of next year's World Cup, with a Super 14 contract a necessary step if he was to have even an outside chance to regain a place in the New Zealand squad.
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And there is an outside chance that even as many Japanese companies will see reduced sales and profits this year (about one third are so forecasting), they will emerge in next few years more competitive and more profitable after the disaster.
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Logic would suggest success in cup competitions ought not to be factored in at all, because chance plays an even bigger role in knockout tournaments.
However, scenting the chance for an even huger handout from Tokyo, Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, the newly elected mayor of the nearby city of Nago, demanded that the plan be rethought from scratch.
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It affords Dr Cheng and his colleagues the chance to get an even closer view of Eros's craters.
Marcelo headed wide from an even more inviting position than his chance in the first half after rising unchallenged to meet Dzsudzsak's inswinging cross.
But they also know that their best chance of averting an even worse fate for them lies in enacting something like the cuts that Mr Brown has proposed, and then persuading voters to extend the taxes.
This would give primary residence borrowers a chance to play on an even lending field.
Don't forget though, there's still the chance to upgrade for an even lower price, for those who qualify.
But even a very small chance of an enormous collapse can spell a huge expected problem.
"This now gives us a chance to get back on an even keel, " she said.
Liverpool might have won by an even greater margin but Lucas missed a good chance after Keane had again fashioned the opportunity.
They will even have a chance to design an album sleeve for a band's forthcoming release or to plug a favourite record in playing the role of a disc-jockey.
Of course, there's always the chance that is an impressive fake or even a canceled project that's only being leaked now.
It's a chance to open up Wikipedia editing to an even larger global audience.
And those artists who never stood a chance before the internet will be in for an even greater challenge.
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Even a 10-week recovery would leave Williams short of match fitness and struggling to make the Six Nations opener with England, while even the match at Murrayfield on 12 February looks an outside chance.
The judge in the case, Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss, will have to decide whether it is ethically right for patients who cannot freely give consent themselves to be subjected to such an "unknown quantity" - even if there is a chance it may help them.
Even with polls showing Sam Katz (R) having an excellent chance to win in Philadelphia, it's hard to get excited about the Democrats winning an election that they should win.
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