Sentences with phrase «having a shot at»

With Trump's unexpected election win, Clarke has a shot at a job on the national stage, one for which he's certainly been angling.

As Donald Trump's position at the front of the Republican presidential race has become more and more unshakeable, the media's attitude towards him has changed gradually from a position of somewhat gleeful ridicule to concern that this man actually has a shot at becoming president of the United States — and that the media itself may have helped put him there.

Trump's appeals to the base may get his own supporters fired up, but they're also a rallying cry for Democrats, who have a shot at retaking the House and possibly even the Senate.

JWT's «Better Tomorrow's» campaign for The Hospital for Sick Children and DDB's work for Johnson & Johnson have a shot at bringing home Canada's first Lions in Cannes.

If Rocket Internet and Ooredoo are able to persuade shoppers to buy online through exclusive deals or a broad selection of goods, they have a shot at dominating in the markets where they operate.

«Yesterday, The Fix asked readers for your third - party picks — a candidate that could actually have a shot at winning the presidency in 2012,» the Washington Post said, «Here are your top picks...»

Net debt as a share of GDP is low (only Saskatchewan and Alberta's are lower), and B.C. has a shot at balancing the budget in 2013 - 14 — along with Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.

By spearheading continued fintech and blockchain progress, the entrepreneurial community has a shot at supporting real and sustainable worldwide economic progress.

But thanks to a US$ 200 - million renovation program, not to mention a little help from the Mob (more on that later), the storied Vegas operation has a shot at being reborn.

«You have to have a radically maverick portfolio to have a shot at a classic target of 5 % real [annual] returns,» says Research Affiliates CEO Rob Arnott.

What's more, if your first few articles are well - received and shared, you may have a shot at landing a column.

The Ballon D'or finalist may have a shot at landing the award in the future if his $ 200 million transfer to PSG comes to fruition, as has been widely rumored.

Figure out which functions are crucial to enabling the stripped - down business to still function and have a shot at success, and go with the people that can make that happen.

But you can have a frank discussion with your superior or team members about what you'd like to have a shot at directing.

Even smaller companies have a shot at doing business in China, says Jack Ma.

If Saturday's vote goes as expected, she could have a shot at becoming prime minister.

I understood that by moving into this underserved market, Keepsafe had a shot at success.»

That sounds like as long as Turnberry is linked to Trump, it may not have a shot at ever hosting the prestigious major.

«I think we do have a shot at building the best office building in the world,» Jobs said, who arguably wouldn't settle for anything but the best where any area of his company was concerned.

He later added, «I think we do have a shot at building the best office building in the world.»

If you're not telling your stories with an authentic personality, you have no shot at building a real relationship with your customers.

Such work may have a shot at creating low - carbon alternatives that can compete against the bargain basement fossil fuels that will very likely result if alternative fuels start to contribute substantial supply.

They needed less money, since they were only offering one kind of shirt, but they also figured they might raise that amount quickly, and have a shot at going far beyond — a correct guess, as things turned out.

Originally born in Ghana, Biney will have a shot at medaling in Pyeongchang but will face stiff competition from the host country, which typically fairs well in speed skating.

They repackage older ones — the ones they know won't turn off quite so many voters that they'll have no shot at winning.

But if you can bear to watch the races long enough, you'll find some interesting lessons for leaders including how to say you're sorry when you screw up — and have a shot at bouncing back.

Once in the program, the entrepreneurs do, in fact, have a shot at getting funded.

RIM would then have a shot at being the third platform — albeit a weak one — after Android and Apple's iOS.

The problem: You have to aim high to actually have a shot at reaching your potential, so it's worth the risk of disappointment rather than handicapping yourself before you even get started.

Insiders say she has a shot at succeeding CEO A.G. Lafley.

But net neutrality proponents have a shot at bringing back the protections in the future either via the courts or Congress, according to the experts.

Edison Lee of Jefferies, an investment bank, thinks that ZTE has a shot at negotiating the ban away, but that if it fails it will hope to involve the Chinese government in a mediation process.

After all, statistically they have a shot at being right one of the many times they throw the dice.

If taxes become a larger component of what motorists pay at the pumps then the world might actually have a shot at reducing demand to the 80 million barrels a day that researchers say might be sustainable for the planet.

Bottlenecks in the sales pipeline can kill productivity and leave your team members scrambling to find enough high - quality leads to have a shot at hitting their quotas — don't settle for it.

She works hard to get straight A's and her academic advisors say she has a shot at getting into some of the best universities in the country.

Here, everybody has a shot at being the lead dog.»

What are the missing pieces needed to have a shot at predicting 2014?

This year, he reminded his rivals that they really have no shot at thwarting Amazon's charge.

AnaptysBio hasn't even started ANB020's pivotal eczema trial yet, but we'll know if the candidate has a shot at a peanut allergy indication before the end of the month.

At best, dead folks have a shot at salvation.

All it says is that people will have a shot at the leadership, it does nt say that you have to elect them.

we could let one of the other territories have a shot at statehood.

It must be pretty frozen inside your heart to not care about millions of people who had no shot at heaven no matter how good they were.

You don't need a Masters in urban planning or relocation into the heart of Detroit to have a shot at being a life - changing, Kingdom - building reconciler.

In other words, 46 % are dumber than a post, 32 % have a shot at someday grasping reality, and 15 % are fighting a battle of ignorance that can never be won.

We spend so much time talking past each other and not enough time talking through our disagreements, and if we can start to find compassion for one another, then we have a shot at building common ground.

Let atheists Mao, Ho and Pol Pot have a shot at those children.

They would shoot at it [and] they would burn it.

After Clark is on the ground, the officers hang back and talk as though the young man had shot at them.