Sentences with phrase «of a long shot at»

The U.S. women find themselves sixth on the list just as the men do, but are much more of a long shot at 50/1.

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Indeed, the once thriving labour - sponsored funds sector seems to be teetering on the verge of oblivion — a good thing, in the eyes of critics who claim it puts unsophisticated investors at risk and skews Canada's venture capital market toward technology sector long shots with little chance of payoff.

«I think this [crypto] is going to be the biggest bubble of our lifetimes by a long shot,» the former Fortress hedge fund manager said at a CoinDesk bitcoin conference.

The NRA reportedly continued to use long - running ads after the shooting, most of them aimed at increasing memberships.

The center of the cord is gray matter — essentially an extension of the brain, like a tail — that is sheathed in fibrous white matter, with long, thin nerve fibers called axons shooting out at intervals to wire every part of the body.

If Adele's album sales stay on track to reach 2.5 million, 25 would become this year's best - selling album by a long shot, surpassing Taylor Swift's 1989, sales of which stood at 1.74 million as of Nov. 12, according to Billboard.

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.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP)-- While authorities investigate what set off a deadly shooting at an electronic music festival event, residents said it came amid a growing and increasingly open drug scene in this resort town that has long been spared the violence of Mexico's cartel wars.

Woods opened in August 2017 as a 100/1 long - shot to take the green jacket at the Masters, but after a month of solid play during which viewers have seen flashes of the Tiger of old, Woods» odds have fallen all the way down to 16/1, the seventh best odds in the field.

No matter which one you believe has a better shot at replacing government backed money in the long run as a payment method and / or as a store of value, it may be prudent to have some amount of both in your overall portfolio.

Self - starters who stay mentally strong will come out of this process, which always takes longer than expected, with a better shot at success.

A day before the post calling out award shows, he posted another image to Instagram: A screen shot of Bethel Music's «No Longer Slaves» playing on his iPhone with the caption, «This song puts my heart and soul at ease.»

In a major announcement, massive sports retail store Dick's Sporting Goods said it will no longer sell assault style weapons in the wake of the mass shooting that took 17 lives at Parkland, and the ensuing activism from survivors of the tragedy.

The tinies — who are no longer all that tiny to be honest — were shooting hoops at the side of the house.

The list of movies and TV shows that take shots at Christianity for the laughs is too long to try to list, which is what makes Black - ish so refreshing.

The wilderness - shooter video game series has long been a sort of self - caricature, an unapologetic shoot - em - up that winks and nods at the genre itself, and for its newest iteration, Far Cry turns an eye toward Christian culture — barely.

According to Netzer, «criticism of legal gambling smacks of nannying ordinary working and retired folks: We the affluent, who would not dream of playing numbers whether legal or illegal, long shots on the races or for jackpots at slot machines, don't want you, the unwashed, to enjoy your simple pleasures.»

However both Nikki Haley and Bobby Jindal changed their names a long time ago (when a Piyush or Nimrata probably didn't have much of a shot at high office) and probably have grown accustomed to their current forms.

Long time Anti-Gun Advocate State Senator R.C. Soles, 74, shot one of two intruders at his home just outside Tabor City, N.C. about 5 p.m. Sunday, the prosecutor for the politician's home county said.

In Tofino, B.C., I filled up on raw almonds, giant medjool dates, and a little brown paper sack of chocolate - coconut energy balls at Green Soul Organics, which sustained me through two long shoot days and a return flight.

Smith put the game away, taking a long pass from Mattias Ekholm and skating in alone to put a shot off the inside of the far post at 9:29.

So Long's Irish came at them early with screens and play - action shots intended to force the Spartans to back out of the box or risk a quick death.

A couple of minutes later, at 15, where he hit a long second shot into the gallery to the right of the green — that is the safe side, and he wanted to be there — Palmer rolled in a 35 - foot putt for another birdie to go five under par for the tournament.

Putting himself at left - back, it's fair to say Carlos is an all - time great in terms of attacking left - backs, known for his thunderous long - range shots and free - kicks.

Based on this trailer, Long Shot will look at the case, the absurdity of what was needed to get him acquitted, and the process that the legal team used to eventually achieve their goal.

The Chilean is now an odds - on shot to join up with old manager Pep Guardiola at best odds of 1/2, and punters clearly believe that if the Gunners do receive a big enough bid from City — and accept — they will reinvest the money immediately on long - term target Lemar.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

Part of the reason I would not have killed it is that I am no longer able to shoot at mammals.

Look at how long it took Aaron Ramsey to find his shooting boots and the same might be true of the new Gunner.

Townsend's girl may not be the most intelligent of WAGS, she once thought Football manager was real, but just taking a look at these sizzling shots, you'll see why Andros is unlikely to stay too disappointed for long.

At 6ft 6in he is lots of potential and is highly regarded by Wenger but it is a long shot to think he could be first choice next season.

Saturday at the Breeders» Cup was full of upsets and long shots winning, but the day ended with co-favorite Gun Runner prevailing in the 34th running of the $ 6 million Breeders» Cup Classic at Del Mar Racetrack just north of San Diego, Calif..

Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Tottenham are all included in the list of possible destinations should Aguero opt to leave the Etihad Stadium, but it still seems quite a long shot to suggest that he's ready to move on at this point, particularly to another English club.

I think our best football this season was against man city at the emirates, i have never seen arsenal put up that sort of fight against a top team in a long time, although we didn't win I was satisfied with the hunger we showed, i would always prefer le coq to Flamini but that is not what would win us this game, we need to show the right attitude, go there to win it, and When I say go there to win it, i don't mean throw everybody forward, I mean go out there with a winning and commited mentality, being ready to throw yourself at the shot, make the all important tackle instead of ducking when the cross comes it, all 11 players need to be ready to fight for the win, we need the boys fired up, COYG.

He is a no nonsense DM, who would at least contribute 5 - 8 goals a season, long range shots, good burst of pace, good technical skill and a good header of the ball, In terms of a DM is pcture should be in the dictionary for a DM.

At the end of the day, we're screwed as long as Wenger is calling the shots.

Garcia re-ignited his long - running feud with Woods during The Players Championship when he accused his would - be rival of distracting him as he played a shot during the third round at TPC Sawgrass.

Now its just a self serving billionaire who likes to shoot lions and a manager who is no longer at the top of the game.

Nathan MacKinnon has totaled at least three shots on goal in each of his last nine games, the longest active streak in the league.

Listen there are some facts people wont accept but its true.Listen i have said it here and i stand by my comments Ospina is not part of arsenal's futute he wont last long term because he is not good enough at the most important thing shot stopping.He is ok but will never be world class at that.What people do nt know is that Szcz and Ospina have already developed.Szcz shot stopping is up there with the best keepers but mistakes and some stupid exposing has not allowed him to grab the first choice.I do nt judge a player by one match i make sure i watch and analyze them.I cant see Ospina being arsenal number one for 5 years.He does not have what it takes.As Roma should have made Szcz deal permanent after all he is useless ai nt he?

Arsenal MUST be careful themselves not to drop any point too in our remaining 9 Barclays Premier League outings to stand a long shot possible chance of lifting the title trophy at the end of this season.

we have waited a long time for this club to truly step up, which is a difficult ask... to do so properly they will need to overextend themselves and get well outside the comfort zone they have become accustomed to... at the very least they owe their fans, most of whom supported this franchise for at least the first 8 years of this 10 year plan, one real shot at the «promised» land... remember phase one was build and save, phase two was the fire sale of all our top players, phase three was supposed to be our metamorphosis, when we were literally told how we could compete with any club in the world and phase four appears to be rinse and repeat, under the guise that we just can't seem to find any players that are better than our current lot (can you even imagine the state of world soccer if that were truly the case)... it's time for you Mr. Kroenke and Mr. Wenger to ask not what the fans can do for you, but what you two can do to make things right again for the fans... if you can't do this earnestly and honestly, simply move on before the only thing left in the cupboard are bitter memories and what could have beans?

At the start of spring training in February, Oakland manager Art Howe said Long was something of a long shot to make the Long was something of a long shot to make the long shot to make the A's.

For Eaton it was a successful defense of his decathlon gold from London, while Crouser continued a long United States tradition of men's shot put excellence — it was the Americans» third gold in that event in the last seven Games, and they've at least medaled every time since 1984.

If we look at past winners, we can see that the winners have been a mixed bag of favorites, middle of the pack candidates, and long - shots.

In line with the identity that the NFC West has taken, there's a long list of players with a shot at the Defensive Player of the Year award... and that's about it.

Bosco lost any legitimate shot at a mythical national championship in the third week of the season when it lost 35 - 20 to Bishop Gorman - Las Vegas in Long Beach.

Finally, and to reiterate an earlier point, the way forward for this club is to stop paying below average bench players so much money and to focus the bulk of the weekly wages on establishing a dominant starting 11... this will require the club to eat some wages in order to ship some players out, get rid of any deadwood over the age of 21, develop a cutting edge scouting service and put your money where your mouth is for once... I would much rather have a starting 11 that was world - class and give some reasonably paid young blue - chippers playing time when injuries occur than have 2 or 3 world class players surrounded by a plethora of overpaid and underwhelming players... management would no longer be able to sell their half - baked plans to the fans under the guise of «winning now», which any intelligent fan knows is a crap - shoot at best, and instead create a a squad that provides hope for the present and the future... this is exactly the model that has been used by Barcelona, Real & Bayern, so it should be good enough for us... by the way, until Messi & Ronaldo re-signed just recently all 3 clubs weekly wages were on par with ours... think about that for a second or two

Also ahead of the World Challenge, some sportsbooks had Woods as a 66 - 1 long shot to win at Augusta.

There is no college shooter more in rhythm than the 6» 4» Hield, who at week's end had made a remarkable 51.1 % of his 8.3 long - range attempts per game for a team that's ranked No. 3 in the polls, No. 1 nationally in three - point accuracy and No. 1 in the Big 12 in three - point rate (meaning the highest share of their shot attempts are threes).