Sentences with phrase «long shots for»

African Americans who sought head coaching positions did not belong to the same social or professional circles as team owners; as a result, when an opening became available, they were often long shots for getting the job.

Fox Searchlight positioned the biopic Hitchcock into a prime awards release date and talk began of a possible nomination for Scarlett Johansson's turn as Janet Leigh, but ultimately the mixed reviews for both films and the lack of attention paid to the aforementioned actresses» work meant that they were very, very long shots for a nomination.

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We are very, very long shots for the title but is ridiculous to give up or concede.

After being long shots for the title prior to the season, the Vegas Golden Knights are now among the favorites for the Stanley Cup.

It will be a long shot for Cameron, Johnson, Coe and Visa to make good on all their predictions.

However the Ballon d'or is so bias and obvious such that they will always give it to the play who scores the most, most popular, etc therefore its a long shot for Ozil.

That was an epic win for the Sharks, but it's still a long shot for the Sharks to even force a Game 7.

He's a long shot for one of those two wild - card spots, reserved for race winners who finish 11th through 20th in points, but the fact that he's in mathematical contention makes the 28 - year - old Floridian one of the surprises of 2012.

Cueto went to a team that doesn't need his help to make the playoffs, Price went to one that is still a serious long shot for the postseason, and Hamels went to one that's focusing on next year.

I really hope Arsenal starts performing again... I must confess, at the moment, I'm no longer worried about the BPL (it seems like a long shot for me) I'm more worried about Spurs finishing above us.

Spilled the ball from a long shot for Sunderland's goal, but made one key save with his legs in the first half.

Both of their league home wins this term have been by a 2 - 0 scoreline, but that's going to be a long shot for this one against the Champions elect.

As the Republican and Conservative candidate for a very Democratic State Senate district in Central Brooklyn, however, she was and is a long shot for the seat.

As Pataki, who is just a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday, prepared in recent weeks to announce his candidacy, he conceded to friends and allies that he was an extreme long shot for the Republican nomination.

The odds: Given festival juries» general resistance to comedy (Cannes and the Oscars are similar in more respects than one might think) and a director few perceive as particularly ripe for the honor, «The Source» looks, on paper, like a long shot for the Palme.

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

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

Fargo creator Noah Hawley says that it's a long shot for the season 4 to premiere in 2019, given all the work that still has to be done.

Uplifting «Rocky» sequel «Creed» might have been a long shot for Best Picture (though it's leagues ahead of, say, «The Big Short»), but upcoming star Michael B Jordan surely deserved it more than usual suspects like Michael Fassbender and Eddie Redmayne, who have had their shot.

While «The End of the Tour» might be a bit of a long shot for Best Picture (though who knows at this point), it seems like a much safer bet to net Jason Segel his first Oscar nomination as late author David Foster Wallace.

Cannes 2017 did award Best Actor to Joaquin Phoenix for Lynne Ramsay's «You Were Never Really Here» (Amazon), which has not taken off in theaters and remains a long shot for this year's Oscars.

VW says it could bring the Atlas to Europe, though a right - hand - drive version is a long shot for now.

Target and Costco are such a long shot for most authors that this point is not even worth mentioning.

As people get older, they seem to get more complacent in their situation, and no longer shoot for the stars.

Might be a bit of a long shot for some given that an uncountable large number of games use that engine, but for the unaware, that's also the same engine used to power Transformers: WFC.

This game isn't a graphical showcase by a long shot for the Nintendo 3DS, but the developers did utilize the more powerful hardware to make things more cleaner and easier to judge in 3D.

Sanders is the only candidate actually pushing a liberal agenda which could provide significant environmental and economic benefits, but he has always been a long shot for the nomination and the window for an upset is closing fast.

That's a pretty long shot for the Crown.»

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.

This simply doesn't add up, but for sure, what makes sense is that making Google Allo the default messaging app on Android is a long shot for the search engine giant, which can only be achieved after a long time.

Blocking all of AsicBoost, therefore, still seems like a long shot for now.

As people get older, they seem to get more complacent in their situation, and no longer shoot for the stars.

Not exact matches

The shooting team have worked with us for a long time; they know our style is to hang back and let the stories unfold.»

For one thing, Long Shot Productions found that someone had already bought the.

«We can invest for the long term, no 90 day shot clock,» Dell will say.

Having steered largely clear of partisan politics for most of her career, Winfrey became an enthusiastic backer of Obama when he looked a long shot to beat Hillary Clinton to the 2008 nomination.

The Trans - Pacific Partnership is on life support, and as President Barack Obama readies a long - shot push to get the free - trade deal through Congress this fall, he may be virtually the last elected official in Washington who hasn't given it up for dead.

But recovering the rest of the plane is still a long shot — former National Transportation Safety Board official Tom Haueter told ABC News that the wreckage was unlikely to lead investigators to the rest of the aircraft because it had been floating around the ocean for more than a year.

He's already played a thunderous trailer for Halo 4, the forthcoming instalment of Microsoft's bestselling alien shoot -»em - up, and now dims the lights again for another preview, this time for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, the next title in the long - running super-spy series.

From their mission statement: «March For Our Lives is created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country who will no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become all too familiar.&raqFor Our Lives is created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country who will no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become all too familiar.&raqfor someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become all too familiar.»

Sony's PlayStation 4 is in a strong position: Over 70 million consoles have been sold, putting Sony in first place by a long shot, and a relatively new PS4 console is on sale for the other 6.93 billion people who don't own one yet.

But despite widespread unhappiness in the party over Trump's tariffs, passage of such legislation would be a long shot - especially since a two - thirds super-majority would be needed for passage over a likely presidential veto.

Western Australia's flat white, long black, latte and hot chocolate set have maintained their strong support for the Liberal Party, delivering an espresso shot in the arm for the government the day before the election.

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

The prospect of additional funding, combined with a new plan from management, offered Shop.ca not just a chance to survive for a while longer, but a shot at turning an actual profit.

The Spanish champions took charge after the break, however, restoring their lead through a deflected long - range shot from Brazilian Casemiro in the 61st minute before Portugal forward Ronaldo struck again, from close - range, after fine work by Luka Modric, to score his 600th goal for club and country.

So directors opt for shots at least 15 seconds long; the largest screens have no cuts at all — images fade in and out dreamily.

But he'd be a long shot given that a county jury recently recommended criminal charges against seven Milwaukee County jail staffers in the dehydration death of an inmate who went without water for seven days.

It will be Darwinian, but those that can survive the heightened scrutiny will have a better shot of making it for the long haul.»