Sentences with phrase «shot at becoming»

It's still early days but I think Alexa has a good shot at becoming one of the standard interfaces, certainly for consumers — an operating system for the home, if not more, if the automotive tie - ups take off too.

Production won't start until the fall and likely rules out a flood of 12.7 - megapixel phones and tablets until 2013, but the OV12830's dead - on match for the size of current 8 - megapixel sensors gives it a good shot at becoming ubiquitous — and guarantees that phones won't need a giant hump on the back for a higher resolution.

Fed up of all these money crazed law / non law students at non Russell Group / Oxbridge thinking they have a shot at becoming a commercial solicitor at a major city firm.

I don't have the benefit of long experience to know whether this is just hope springing eternal or this overdue notion actually has a shot at becoming reality; those I've spoken to about it who do have that long experience are... well, they're not counting their chickens.

FighterZ has a pretty good shot at becoming the first game by ASW that achieves the level of recognition the studio deserves.

While I can't agree with the box quote's claim that this is «the best game for the Wii since Mario Galaxy,» there is certainly enough visual style and musical moxy to give Mushroom Men a shot at becoming a successful franchise.

Give yourself the best shot at becoming a consistently profitable forex trader by combining a great method like price action with the power of position sizing and risk to reward scenarios.

But military borrowers still have a shot at becoming homeowners after a VA home loan foreclosure.

Which would mean that Google's Android OS gets a really good shot at becoming the dominant Tablet OS and staying that way for a long time.

The terrorists have been taken care of, and she has a shot at becoming popular.

For established authors, a Virtual Tour is a good choice as a book launch tool, since it improves Amazon sales rank when the title has its best shot at becoming a subcategory best seller.

If Harlequin removes its name from Horizons, stops promoting Horizons on its website and its rejection letters, and stops suggesting that Horizons authors have a shot at becoming Harlequin authors, then will you acknowledge it?

But if you prefer something new that is brutally fast, extremely rare and has a good shot at becoming a classic, take a look at the GMC Typhoon.

If Hyundai can keep the dimensions small, the concept might have a shot at becoming the most fuel efficient compact truck in the entire segment, a goal that's not going to be difficult to reach.

In the case of the Jaguar XJ6, the solution has been to create another XJ6 that, while losing some of its predecessor's classic styling, gains contemporary verve and a shot at becoming the next classic Jaguar.

With the aging Crown Victoria being put out to pasture, the offerings from Ford, GM and Chrysler each have a shot at becoming the new favorite for those in blue.

«I don't plan on making any changes with Superintendent White,» said Holly Boffy, a BESE member who may have a shot at becoming head of the board.

Doug's a natural - born bouncer in an armpit dive, see, who, after laying out a local bruiser taking his beef into the stands, is offered a shot at becoming a full - time enforcer for a bus - and - motel league.

Amit (Zohar Shtrauss) is in his late 20s and feeling a distinct sense of malaise, apparently unwilling to take the next step in life; Namma (Tali Sharon) is struggling to keep her personal life a secret from her family, and mother Smadi (Sandra Sade) is finally getting a shot at becoming a respected artist.

He has a damn good shot at becoming his generation's best director when all is said and done.

Their contentious relationship must be put aside if they're to live, and if they do that, they might have a shot at becoming heroes too.

A decent boxing film that spends time on training and tactics — something like Raging Bull or Rocky — always has a shot at becoming one of the best action movies ever.

Despite the fact that Brown has been acting almost as long as he can recall, he nearly put his career in the spotlight aside for a shot at becoming a professional tennis player.

But as they progress through their respective programs, only one will really have a shot at becoming an academic by the end of their PhD.

NEW YORK — Before state Sen. Malcolm Smith was charged Tuesday with trying to bribe his way to a shot at becoming New York City's next mayor, he was one of the state's most notable and powerful African - American legislators.

-- Capital's Sally Goldenberg and Azi Paybarah: «Rep. Charlie Rangel may be mounting a push for her, but it's awfully hard to find anyone else who thinks Councilwoman Inez Dickens still has a reasonable shot at becoming speaker.

The longtime labor official is running for New York State Senate for the 31st District, where she has a shot at becoming the first Dominican woman to serve as State Senator.

There are at least two or three other candidates who have a plausible shot at becoming speaker.

If Blackett can cut out some of the longer passes he attempts, he also has a shot at becoming a regular in United's first team whilst Wilson is held in extremely high regard at United and could easily start next Saturday with Van Persie's poor form in mind.

Besides, how good does the bullpen have to be when the Braves, with a talented starting rotation of young workhorses, have a shot at becoming the first National League team since the 1923 Cincinnati Reds to have three 20 - game winners?

my guess is he has a 50/50 shot at becoming a real star and chances like that are too good to give away for nothing.

There are a lot of marketable young players, but Rory, with two majors already in tow, has the most talent, most promise, and the best shot at becoming the dominant player of the next generation.

Got a 4 % pay raise & informed by my government boss I have a good shot at becoming a government employee.

With 20 home runs through Sunday, Toronto's Dave Winfield has a shot at becoming the first 40 - year - old player to hit 30 home runs in a season.

San Diego's Gary Sheffield, easily baseball's top player this season, has a serious shot at becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

Give yourself the best shot at becoming a consistently profitable forex trader by combining a great method like price action with the power of position sizing and risk to reward scenarios.

Bitcoin, despite its ongoing internal strife, is very useful as permissionless global money, and has a legitimate shot at becoming a global reserve and settlement currency.

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

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.

Make no mistake «Dory» has a shot at become Pixar's only $ 1 billion global release besides «Toy Story 3.»

Now, its best and possibly only shots at becoming an Oscar nominee are Winfrey slipping into the not terribly deep Supporting Actress category and maybe snagging a slot in Best Original Song.

Not exact matches

To pull it off, Catullo's team had to get over 180 permits to do the shoot, create a perimeter around the Acropolis that included over 400 security people, bring in their own TV truck and all key gear from the U.K., and become the first production granted permission to film at the Parthenon in almost 60 years.

Three years after she was shot at a Tucson supermarket, the former Arizona congresswoman has become a major force in the effort to end the plague of gun violence.

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.

It became clear that the company's members weren't taking aim at the issue of hunting or sport shooting but wanted to see more discussion around gun control, he said.

If your Watson - powered startup shows promise, it becomes a «partner,» often via a quasi-incubator model, and enjoys access to IBM business and technology advisers — and a shot at a capital infusion from the $ 100 million IBM is making available to Watson startups, like those featured here.

Krawcheck just snagged a promotion: Next month she becomes CFO and head of strategy at Citi, a clear indication that she is being groomed for a shot at CEO someday.

Lane's death became an instant cable news sensation, cutting into coverage of another tragedy in the area — the worst mass shooting in U.S. history at Pulse nightclub, where a gunman killed 49 and injured 53.

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.

Questions about how police responded to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School could become clear in video footage due out Thursday.