The firm pays over the odds for working in unpopular areas.
We offered over the odds for the house to make sure we got it.
Now, he will encourage those 19 delegates pledged to him to vote for Mr Obama, further lengthening the already near-impossible odds for Mrs Clinton.
So, the question is: Will you actively take steps to influence your results by increasing your odds for success, or will you simply leave it all to fate?
It is, after all, not just the Chinese who have been queuing to pay over the odds for those enticing minerals (copper, iron and cobalt) and hydrocarbons.
But once you've set your sights on a particular business, only due diligence will better your odds for success from the start.
Success hinges on getting this right: if the subsidy is too small, low-carbon technologies won't attract funding; if it is too high, consumers will pay over the odds for electricity.
