Sentences with phrase «more unlikely candidate»

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For the «vast majority of candidates,» says Aiken, the intervention of a lawyer or bot is unlikely to do more than an accurate self - assessment using government - provided tools.

Back during the primaries when he was an unlikely challenger to a slew of other more mainstream Republican candidates, Trump managed to attract the support of a whopping 41 percent of small business owners despite the crowded field.

Even his rival in the battle to be the so - called «unity candidate» to challenge Jeremy Corbyn's beleaguered leadership, Angela Eagle, has more name recognition after her 25 years in parliament, albeit you would be unlikely to hear her spoken of down at the metaphorical Dog and Duck.

That said, and taking the question at face value, taking Greece out of the equation might help Macedonia move from EU «candidate» status (like Albania) to actual negotiations (like Turkey since 2005 or more recently Montenegro and Serbia) but would be unlikely to result in a quick membership.

Like all winner - take - all voting methods, IRV tends to exaggerate the number of seats won by the largest parties; small parties without majority support in any given constituency are unlikely to earn seats in a legislature, although their supporters will be more likely to be part of the final choice between the two strongest candidates.

As unlikely as Trump is to follow through on his attention - seeking threats to run, he does have the ability to delay Astorino's challenge merely by hanging around, depriving the more likely Republican candidate of oxygen and free media coverage.

Unless any candidate wins more than 50 per cent of the votes (unlikely in the Labour race), he or she can easily be overtaken; the candidate coming last is eliminated in each round and the second preference votes of those who backed him or her are redistributed until one candidate secures more than 50 per cent.

Rejection of a Vice President Bawumia as the party's presidential candidate is not only highly unlikely on account of his incomparably strong political standing, but, more importantly, such an unlikely result, were it to happen, would deal a mortal blow to the NPP's ability to escape its Akan - exclusive tag and damage the party electorally.

Planets that are regularly swapped between their stars may be unlikely candidates for habitability, but the more compact a planetary system, the less likely a planet will be stolen by a passing star.

Made for only $ 9 million, and released in the summer of 2004 the week after The Bourne Supremacy, as rib - nudging counter-programming to the seriousness of both The Manchurian Candidate and M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, New Line's raunchy, pot - driven teen comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle may be one of the more simultaneously unlikely and inspired movies to spawn a spin - off in the past decade - plus.

The Contender — Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges, who seems like a very unlikely Presidential Candidate, was actually one of the more well suited men for the role when cast in The Contender.

While the parties» positions on climate change is unlikely to be a decisive factor — immigration, austerity, and welfare have that more or less locked - down — it is emerging as one way to differentiate between the candidates.

According to one expert who researches how internet platforms influence voting behavior, it's extremely unlikely Cambridge Analytica's activities on Facebook impacted the outcome of the election more than Google's platform was exploited to support Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

How do you hire for openings in new fields when it's unlikely that a candidate has more than a few years of direct experience, if any at all?

Employers often interpret such a poor document as a sign of laziness, lack of concern, or inability to successfully communicate, which makes them all the more unlikely to consider you as a candidate for the job.

This therapist at the top of our family's helpful list was an unlikely candidate in some ways — not a specialist in adoption issues (but quick to learn more about them), family systems oriented (but not locked into any one interpretation of family dynamics or intervention techniques), single (but very good at connecting with young people and secure in his trust, and a willingness to work together in a variety of ways.