one-in-a-million

This occurred three years ago while a train was being run manually in a snowstorm; technicians and an operator misunderstood what Hardie called a one-in-a-million situation.

The Seattle Times 2011

Let me repeat, removal due to these complications isn't a one-in-a-million chance.

Letting It All Hang Out: How I Made Peace With My Small Boobs 2011

Moore also said that, based on the Uniroyal studies, EPA had calculated the hazard of cancer among people exposed to UDMH in Alar for a lifetime; he said the hazard was 45 per million, which is 45 times as high as the one-in-a-million hazard EPA considers "negligible."

Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011

Moore also said that, based on the Uniroyal studies, EPA had calculated the hazard of cancer among people exposed to UDMH in Alar for a lifetime; he said the hazard was 45 per million, which is 45 times as high as the one-in-a-million hazard EPA considers "negligible."

Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011

Moore also said that, based on the Uniroyal studies, EPA had calculated the hazard of cancer among people exposed to UDMH in Alar for a lifetime; he said the hazard was 45 per million, which is 45 times as high as the one-in-a-million hazard EPA considers "negligible."

Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III Wendy Gordon 2011

Under probabilistic risk assessment, the goal is to reduce the odds of something going wrong to one-in-a-million.

The Center for Public Integrity: Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms The Center for Public Integrity 2011

Ultimately, every man is a sperm, wiggling his little tail while racing all the other little men up the birth canal for a one-in-a-million chance of getting laid.

Galactic Gentle | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

Smokey is one-in-a-million .... what adorable pictures pictures posted of him.

lumiere - French Word-A-Day 2009

You're not going to be able to find a one-in-a-million.

The Newcomers John Jurgensen 2011

"I think this reform will cause chaos, and it has a one-in-a-million chance of saving costs," said George Kyrtsos, a leading political commentator and editor of the City Press newspaper.

Greece Plans Local Overhauls Nick Skrekas 2010