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Meaning of "No chance of that" #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 18, 2005 23:21 pm   Meaning of "No chance of that"
 

Test No. incompl/elem-30 "Responses (3)", question 4

Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.'
Jane: '.........'

(a) There's no case of that.
(b) There's no chance of that.
(c) There's no promise of that.
(d) There's no concept of that.

Test No. incompl/elem-30 "Responses (3)", answer 4

Mike: 'If the party wins the next by-election, things might get better.'
Jane: 'There's no chance of that.'

Correct answer: (b) There's no chance of that.
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Please, answer me.

I don't understand why answer "there is no CHANCE of that" is wrong?
I don't see some diferent in those two answers?

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No chance of that #2 (permalink) Tue Jan 18, 2005 23:24 pm   No chance of that
 

This means it is not at all possible.
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Meaning of "No chance of that" #3 (permalink) Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:59 am   Meaning of "No chance of that"
 

Hey Alan, I`m a little confused you said it means it`s not at all possible, but I think that`s very different to say "there is no chance of that" this last in my opinion sentence tells me -there is no opportunity to get that- and the sentence you wrote tells me by the clue "not at all possible" there is still a hope to win, and the option i choose was "There is no promise of that" because it tells me "No one can assure you if the party is going to win"

Could you make this clear to me please?
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No chance of that #4 (permalink) Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:51 am   No chance of that
 

Hi Alan,

Why is it "There's no promise of that." is the incorrect answer?
it means we don't know if the new won party might give a better benefits to people.

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Meaning of "No chance of that" #5 (permalink) Fri May 22, 2009 16:50 pm   Meaning of "No chance of that"
 

Hi Alan,
i'm wondering about the same thing. Why is "There is no promise of that" wrong?
I understand it as a way to say: "how do you know that anything would get better?"
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Meaning of "No chance of that" #6 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 16:02 pm   Meaning of "No chance of that"
 

yeah, my answer was also "There is no promise of that" because I think we don't know what will happen next.
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Meaning of "No chance of that" #7 (permalink) Fri Jul 03, 2009 16:25 pm   Meaning of "No chance of that"
 

Jane is giving two opinions.

1) There is no chance of them winning.

2) Even if they did win, there is no chance of them making changes for the better.

"There is no chance", is the only logical answer.

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