Sentences with phrase «stand little chance»

Graduates without work experience will stand little chance of securing a job after graduation research suggests.

Graduates without work experience stand little chance of securing a job this year despite a rise in vacancies, research suggests.

They either apply for jobs that they stand little chance of getting or they fail to communicate their strengths effectively.

But sadly there are some ways of looking for a job which stand little chance of success, yet which crop up time and again.

And most Bluetooth speakers stand little chance of making their way to the top of this guide, because getting good sound generally takes careful design and the willingness to spend lots of time and money on product development.

On the latter point consider that some government and most private member bills stand little chance of passage on a timely basis, if they pass at all, so the global motivational «why» may simply be to draw attention to an issue or foster debate that leads to non-legislative action.

Without an attorney, you frankly stand little chance at recovering anything close to your actual damages.

Considering the size and weight of buses, smaller cars stand little chance in case of a collision.

Without proving that negligence occurred and caused a victim's injuries, seamen stand little chance of receiving proper compensation under the Jones Act.

Human bones stand little chance in wrecks involving semi trucks.

The IPCC predictions of global temperatures 1 ° F warmer by 2011, 2 ° F warmer by 2038, and 10 ° F by 2100 stand little chance of being correct.

Treaties based on rigid emission targets and timetables — as in the Kyoto treaty — stand little chance of working.

Other shelters put rats in a dingy back room where they are often neglected and stand little chance of adoption.

Cats over 5 years old are hard to re-home and cats over 10 years old stand little chance of being adopted.

If Apple manages to stick to the same price points introduced by the original iPad (and no other tablet undercuts it), then no matter how much more powerful competing tablets look on paper, they will stand little chance against the iPad 2.

Two researchers contend that they have found the «missing ingredient» without which schools stand little chance of improving: a strong bond of trust among members of the school community.

Parts of it shine brighter than others but in a genre so packed, films that are merely «good» stand little chance of ingraining themselves in the history of the genre.

Without good publications, you stand little chance of winning the fellowship, research grant, faculty job, or other scientific prize you're competing for.

The latest technology that trawlers use to find fish enables them to pinpoint them and hunt them down to the last fish shoal — the fish stand little chance.

Greene is thought to stand little chance in November against Sen. Jim DeMint, the incumbent Republican who has $ 3.5 million in his campaign account.

In a string of important races across the country, national Democrats have been embracing recruits near the political center, hoping they will give the party the chance to compete in states like Utah and Kansas where a liberal Democrat might stand little chance of winning.

But immigrant advocates fear that as a stand - alone measure, the Dream Act, which has already passed in the State Assembly, would stand little chance in the Republican - controlled Senate.

Agreements on the highest - priority issues are frequently reached on or after the last scheduled meeting, so lawmakers dedicate their gatherings to passing one - house bills that stand little chance of becoming law in the immediate future and plowing through hundreds of completely uncontroversial pieces of legislation that rename bridges or create new license plate designs.

I prefer a narrower maxim: namely that complex, over-nuanced political messages stand little chance of gaining traction, for the simple reason that most people have lives and do not agonise over the details that so absorb politicians and the commentariat.

Children who grow up with no knowledge of others, with no friends from other backgrounds and with no understanding of other religions and ethnic groups, stand little chance of being able to challenge stereotypes and avoid prejudice.»

But Clarke and Meng, like the rest of the delegation from the five boroughs, excepting Donovan, is part of the largely inert Democratic House minority — meaning their legislative proposals stand little chance of passing.

Now, as Cuomo's closest friend and former top advisor, Joseph Percoco, is about to be indicted for rigging bids on state contracts, the governor proposed a raft of ethics reforms on Wednesday that stand little chance of ever getting made into law.

Stuck in traffic: Matias Kranevitter has fallen out of favour, but most surprising is Mauro Icardi, who is now thought to stand little chance of inclusion.

Big Three against Big Three provided plenty of buildup to the series, and Ginobili said the Spurs stand little chance of winning if their trio plays poorly.

This could see Kane move to United instead as Tottenham surely stand little chance of holding on to their goal machine for much longer after another outstanding campaign.

We stand little chance of becoming as bigoted as yourself, so self - poisoned by dogma until you're only a shell of a human being.

It targets people who stand little chance to be approved for a conventional credit or a loan, so its model fits nicely with OJK's ambition to let fintech companies complement typical services offered by banks.

Research shows that candidates who are different from an otherwise homogenous group of finalists stand little chance of getting hired, even if they are the most qualified.

In other words, candidates who are different from an otherwise homogenous group of finalists stand little chance of getting hired, even if they are the most qualified.

«I realize that an investor probably stands little chance of receiving a return of his or her money if our division waits to receive numerous complaints before investigating... suspect offerings,» said Rotunda.

Tuesday's Republican sweep, and Mr. Trump's commitment to focus on the issue, has the GOP salivating over a wish list of Dodd - Frank changes that until recently stood little chance of avoiding President Barack Obama's veto pen.

Combine starting the year in mid-May with switching leagues, and Martinez stands little chance of even getting those kinds of votes.

Carragher sympathised with Chambers» task against Montero and said that without help from either his team - mates or manager, he stood little chance against the pacey Swansea ace.

Housing is ostensibly the area where the troubles began, with banks lending money to those «sub-prime» borrowers who stood little chance of keeping up with their repayments.

That Ortiz's bill stands little chance of passing seems like a given after the passage of the sweeping law last month and the expending of political capital to do so.

Cuomo was pushed by ethics watchdogs this past legislative session to focus on government reform measures, many of which stood little chance of passing in the Assembly and Senate.

The Trump budget is largely an aspirational document that stands little chance of becoming law as it's proposed by the administration.

In the spring of 2013, Cuomo issued a women's equality agenda that included abortion rights protections that stood little chance of passing the new GOP - led senate.

The Assembly bill, which stands little chance of being approved in the Republican - led Senate, would prohibit state and local law enforcement from participating in federal immigration enforcement — part of a raft of measures approved on Monday in the chamber seeking to counter President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

Even the best of it is so locally specific that it stands little chance of recovering that lost regional and international market that looked forward to the latest Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s.

Like Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool, this is a performance that stands little chance at scoring an Oscar nomination, but really deserves to be in contention.

There Will Be Blood is one of only two nominees that have the seemingly required nominations in the director and editing category to pick up the top award, but almost an three - hour character study stands little chance.

Shame it stands little chance of ever being put into production — for either road or track.

Even if you're not climbing that mountain, it's nice to know the next blizzard stands little chance of trapping you in your own driveway or the middle of the street.

It stood little chance of passage by the U.S. Senate in any event, where members friendly to western ranchers chair all the key committees it would have to clear.»