[Vocabulary] chance of vs chance that

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uktous

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Hi,

Question:
Do my sentences have the same meaning?

Sentence1:
I asked my girlfriend to read the schedule to minimize the chance that our time would be stretched.
Sentence2:
I asked my girlfriend to read the schedule to minimize the chance of our time being stretched.

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DougLewis

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Hi,

Question:
Do my sentences have the same meaning?

Sentence1:
I asked my girlfriend to read the schedule to minimize the chance that our time would be stretched.
Sentence2:
I asked my girlfriend to read the schedule to minimize the chance of our time being stretched.

Thanks

I asked my girlfriend to read the schedule to minimize wasted time.

This might be better.
 
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