To «win» this requires identifying which of the long shots really aren't such long shots after all. (bigpicture.typepad.com)
The movie grows in mind the more you ponder it; maybe those Oscars aren't such a long shot after all. (timeout.com)
It felt like such a long shot when I applied a few months ago (apparently they had over 13,000 applications come in from around the world!) (ohsheglows.com)