In most circles, nine times out of ten, people discuss their careers.

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Nine times out of ten they will be talking about sports.

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It is the first time the bank's fan chart, which projects where inflation is likely to lie nine times out of ten, has encompassed deflation.

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Pay proposed to the board by management used to be approved without question nine times out of ten, with the chief executive usually given the benefit of any doubt.

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Nine out of ten times he gets the sugary cereal he loves but on that particular day, I read the labels on the box.

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