one in a thousand

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one in a thousand and one in a hundred; one in a million

Fig. nearly unique; one of a very few. He's a great guy. He's one in million. Mary's one in a hundred—such a hard worker.

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This is less than a one in a thousand chance of extended survival Would you buy this product? A horrifying ad by Gerson, Charlotte / Gerson Healing Newsletter Forensic scientist Dr Maureen Smyth told the Central Criminal Court the probability of another DNA profile matching that of the accused was one in a thousand million. DNA link in rape case by The Mirror (London, England) As a result, the chances of a donor actually being asked to donate are tiny - around one in a thousand. Heavily-stacked odds by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			once and for all Once bitten, twice shy once in a blue moon once in a lifetime once in a while once more once upon a time once-in-a-lifetime chance once-over once-over-lightly one one after the other one and the same one brick shy of a load one by one One cannot be in two places at once One cannot love and be wise one day one eye on one final word one for the books one for the road One good turn deserves another One hand for oneself and one for the ship One has to draw the line somewhere one in a thousand one jump ahead one law for the rich and another for the poor one little bit One man's loss is another man's gain One man's meat is another man's poison One man's trash is another man's treasure One moment, please one of a kind one of the boys one of the lads one of these days One of these days is none of these days one of those days one sandwich short of a picnic one step ahead One step forward, two steps back One swallow does not make a summer one swallow doesn't make a summer one that got away one thing after another One thing leads to another one thing or person after another one to a customer one too many one way or another			One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese one hundred ninety one hundred one one hundred per cent one hundred per cent one hundred per cent one hundred percent statement One Hundred Percent Statements One Hundred Services, Inc. one hundred seventy one hundred seventy-five one hundred sixty one hundred sixty-five one hundred ten one hundred thirty one hundred thirty-five one hundred twenty one hundred twenty-five One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years War One Hundred Years War One Hundred Years' War One Hundred Years' War One hundredth One hundredth One Hundredth Street one implicated in the commission of a crime one in a hundred One in a Million One in a Million one in a thousand One Income No Kids One Income Numerous Kids One India One People Foundation one instigating an action One instruction set computer one iron One Is Never Enough one jump ahead One Kill Wonder One Kiss One Language Intelligent Network One Laptop per Child One Laptop per Child One Laptop per Hacker One Laptop Per Landrover One Laptop per Nigerian Child One Laptop per Teacher One Last Thing one law for the rich and another for the poor One Legged Pimp One Less Lonely Girl One Letter Acronym One Liberty Plaza One Life Crew One Life Revolution

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