run the chance
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Fog, strong summer winds, the churning currents of the English Channel, make it far more risky than crossing the Atlantic, where at least yachts do not run the chance of going aground.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of course, though, had the Germans opened fire on the professor from their trenches, they would have run the chance of killing their own three men, captives though the latter were.
From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Clarence Young
It seems to me that I run the chance of playing the cat's paw with all the flame for my share.
From By Right of Sword by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
Mentally he cursed the prudent cowardice of Daniel, who, having arranged this situation, had left him to run the chance of disgrace and defeat alone.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Margaret Horton Potter
Far better to lose a bird, a thing I detest doing, than run the chance of spoiling a young dog.
From The Dog by Dinks
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