plural noun phrase + ARE + THAT clause
A search in the NOW corpus for: the _NN2 are that_CST 1 THE CHANCES ARE THAT 2517 C2 *The article is not necessary: It‘s called wage theft, and chances are that you or someone you know has experienced it. TED *’that’ can be omitted: Chances are you know a lot more than you think. listen *Note that the elements can be rearranged: In fact, the chances that you get rejected at some point in your life, at some point this year, are high. TED 2 …