Sentences with phrase «considered longer shots»

A mix of people who are very likely to provide comments along with those who might be considered longer shots is ideal.

The Democrats -LRB--170) are listed as slight favorites over the Republicans (+150) with a third party candidate considered a long shot (+3,222).

All of these «candidates» should be considered long shots to become the next President of the United States.

Considered a long shot at 100/1, Soriano is projected to hit 32 home runs this season after hitting 34 in 2013.

Even with that experience, his candidacy is considered a long shot by many.

He said he's seen other measures that were once considered a long shot — such as increasing the state's minimum wage — become law.

In such a blue state as New York, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 2 to 1, any Republican has to be considered a long shot to be elected governor, especially if they're running against an incumbent Democratic governor.

As a little - known county legislator from Bethpage, Mangano was considered a long shot candidate to unseat two - term Democratic County Executive Thomas Suozzi in 2009.

In such a blue state as New York, any Republican has to be considered a long shot to be elected governor, especially if they're running against an incumbent Democratic governor.

A Giambra candidacy also might «rebrand» the state Republican Party, even if his bid would be considered a long shot.

Though Buffalo may be considered a long shot in many circles, Lorigo said the idea of bringing Amazon's HQ2 to Buffalo is not terribly far - fetched.

And with only two publications to his credit and his thesis not yet complete, he considered himself a long shot.

«I'm excited by this possibility, but I do consider it a long shot,» he said.

Upon release there were many mutterings about deliciously unhinged villain Javier Bardem, and less distinct murmurs about Judi Dench's powerful performance as M. Both actors have won before, and were widely considered long shots.

His co-star, Carmen Ejogo, who was considered a long shot for Best Supporting Actress, also failed to pick up a nomination this year.

They realize that if they win an account from a company led by Walter (Courtney B. Vance), considered a long shot because Walter does not like the Zenotek culture, their jobs are all saved.

Federal district judges and judges over the age of 60 were considered long shots, so they were also left out of the study.

While Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is considered a long shot for the top Microsoft position, he will be returning to Redmond alongside Nokia's services and devices division.

said Thursday that he would introduced one, but it's considered a long shot.

Not exact matches

This is another long shot — and one unlikely to affect most locations — but Niccol's leadership could mean that Chipotle will more seriously consider adding alcohol to the menu.

Furthermore, while the company does have another potentially significant growth opportunity on the horizon in its CA$ 20 billion ($ 15 billion) Frontier oil sands mining project, it appears to be a long shot of moving forward considering where crude is these days.

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Its such a massively impossible number that most do nt consider it possible, by a long shot.

There are other players with hard slap shots in the league — Brett Hull in St. Louis, Al Iafrate in Washington, Stephane Richer in New Jersey are near the top of the list — but MacInnis's shot seems to be universally considered the scariest long - distance weapon.

Cueto wasn't a shoo - in to top the charts — considering his elbow issues, he might have been something of a long shot.

Montreal is a long shot but maybe they'd still consider it for a FN card since it did so poorly with the (very weak) UFC 186 card.

With sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli and agent Mino Raiola in a public spat, Calciomercato report how Juventus are plotting a bid for the shot - stopper, who is already considered to be Gianluigi Buffon's long - term replacement for Italy.

He isn't all of a sudden considered to have shot better as long as the other guys on the floor shoot poorly as well.

For instance, I personally consider Walcott the WORST ever buy for Arsenal - not the worst player, by a long shot — but the worst buy, since he has wasted his twelve years career here mostly idling and cost untold millions in unearned wages that could have been used to better effect and taken up a place in the eleven, stopping someone better from playing instead.

Iceland and Panama will both be making their World Cup debuts and are considered extreme long shots to win the tournament.

I don't have the exact stats, but I am pretty sure that Arsenal score very few goals from outside the box (actually when Xhaka scored two goals from long range shoot, it was considered a big change from Arsenal...).

Bit of a long shot here, but considering just how well both Force India cars have driven this season and Checo's excellent performance in Baku last season, the +1000 price is definitely worth a little wager.

Chelsea remain 7/2 shots for his signature but anyone else is considered an outsider (6/1 or longer) in the race to sign one of the Premier League's best centre - halves.

A much longer shot is young gun Hoffenheim «Trainer» Julian Nagelsmann, still considered a little too green by the Bayern hierarchy.

This was sort of a no - brainer, considering Schumer has just one long - shot primary opponent — comedian and drug law reform advocate Randy Credico — and no GOP challenger yet for the general election.

She's considered a long - shot in today's vote, although she told the Buffalo News earlier this week that if there's at least two ballots today, she has a chance at winning.

She refused to go away quietly, saying she would consider a long - shot — and largely ideological — challenge to Cuomo on the Democratic Party line.

Like Saujani, Dinallo has long - standing ties to the political world (he worked for Eliot Spitzer in the AG's office and served as state insurance superintendent; she raised campaign cash for Hillary Clinton), but neither has ever held elected office and both are considered long - shot candidates.

Now that the former governor is reportedly eyeing another long - shot attempt at getting to the White House, he is again seeking to buff his conservative credentials — just consider his 2010 Revere America PAC push to repeal so - called «Obamacare.»

At the time, I recall considering a loss by Hinchey to be the longest of long - shots.

Mr. Astorino said that Mr. Christie, a fellow Republican, should consider stepping down as chairman of the Republican Governors Association if he doesn't actively support, as Mr. Christie suggested yesterday, Mr. Astorino's long - shot bid against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Because of that, Rachel Barnhart's Democratic campaign against Assemblyman Harry Bronson would typically be considered an extremely long shot, but she's got one big advantage that most challengers haven't had.

Both Christie and Astorino have been at odds since the summer, when the latter said the RGA would not help the New York Republican's campaign considering his long - shot effort against Cuomo.

It's even less likely that any public institution could deliver funding just one month after a request — assuming any would even consider a long - shot campaign to see what the star will do next.

As for whether antihydrogen will really be different than hydrogen, most physicists probably consider that a long shot.

Plávalová realizes such a scheme is at best a long shot, but she's hopeful fellow scientists consider it over today's willy - nilly designations.

Also, he says, the study shows that high - risk groups, such as researchers and lab technicians working with West Nile, should consider getting a JE shot as long as there's no specific West Nile vaccine.

Lingering shots, giving the viewer long enough to consider the possibilities.

Though it's set in the early 1970s and considers a freedom - of - the - press Supreme Court case involving coverage of the Vietnam War, The Post couldn't be a clearer affirmation of the Fourth Estate in the Donald Trump era — unless, possibly, it showed Richard Nixon tweeting his hatred for the media rather than spitting it into the phone in distant long shot, as director Steven Spielberg shows here.

The director's «social thriller» is considered to be in the running, but it's a long shot for several reasons.