toss of a coin
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Each set of stories ran at the start of one of two consecutive weeks, determined by the toss of a coin.
From Economist • Nov. 8, 2017
Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, using an upgraded floor on his car after the toss of a coin to decide who got it, was seventh with French team mate Romain Grosjean eighth,
From Reuters • May 12, 2017
For an impression of how life could be reduced like that to the edge of subsistence, you don't need arithmetic: it's you, on the toss of a coin.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2014
In 1968 only the toss of a coin denied them a place in a third final.
From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2012
A toss of a coin lay between which course he should adopt first, and he sat very still to consider the thing carefully.
From The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery by Douie, Marjorie