Sentences with phrase «unlikely a candidate as»

As unlikely a candidate as it may seem for a launch game Dead Rising 3 actually fulfils the role with some competence.

Ally Bank is formerly known as the commercial financing and leasing giant GMAC which, a decade ago, may have made it an unlikely candidate as the best savings account.

Although Angora rabbit breeds are docile by nature, the coat care makes children unlikely candidates as sole caretakers for Angoras, but rather, require the attention of adults.

Not exact matches

Merkel raised the matter with French President Francois Hollande, who generally speaking would be the one to put Lagarde forward as a candidate — something Hollande, who is loathe to lose a compatriot at the powerful IMF, is unlikely to do.

References provided by candidates are unlikely to be negative, so ask for a background check waiver that allows you to talk to secondary references, such as mutual connections on LinkedIn, who may give you honest insight on how the candidate really performs.

The New York Giants are now in the market for a new head coach and as they look for candidates, they may end up competing with an unlikely team — the winless Cleveland Browns.

The people who are furious about the closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport or annoyed about the funding of the Art Gallery of Alberta are unlikely to vote for the same candidate as the people angry over the Capital Power - Epcor decision.

Religious conservatives were the key to Santorum's unlikely rise as a serious presidential candidate.

On that count, CHAMP Private Equity - owned Accolade Wines, which was headed for a $ 1 billion - plus float but then decided against it as the UK market soured, is increasingly regarded as an unlikely candidate for being stitched together with the commercial wine business of Treasury.

It seems unlikely that anyone will ever be able to truly replace Chelsea legend John Terry as the number one centre - back on the team, but if Roman Abramovich and Antonio Conte want to line up someone to fill the void, Borussia Dortmund star Mats Hummels could be as good a candidate as anyone in Europe.

With the worst TD: INT ratio of his career looming, he's unlikely to regain his status as a legitimate candidate.

Although it's highly unlikely that Sanders would railroad Hillary Clinton by running as a third party candidate, it is another factor to consider when analyzing this line movement.

Probably Gabriel, but the Ox has also proved an unlikely candidate in that position as well.

As a notorious screamer throughout his 20 - year career as a college coach, Kevin O'Neill was an unlikely candidate to graduate to an NBA sidelinAs a notorious screamer throughout his 20 - year career as a college coach, Kevin O'Neill was an unlikely candidate to graduate to an NBA sidelinas a college coach, Kevin O'Neill was an unlikely candidate to graduate to an NBA sideline.

A return for Pulis is unlikely — though not impossible, because football — and as such, there is no obvious candidate to take over.

Ditherers, hedonists, late sleepers — these he considered unlikely candidates for the good life, one he defined as rich in work, autonomy, earned rewards, and family harmony.

There are also candidates who it seems unlikely would have won if they had run: George W. Bush; Richard Nixon (elected twice even if he didn't complete his second term); Lyndon B. Johnson (served in two terms although less than half the first); even Truman, as he barely won his second term.

As a citywide candidate, you can make a thousand phone calls yet it is unlikely that one political club or one Republican county organization could have a major impact.

So right now I'm not too sure how effective I can be as an MP and of course the unfair electoral system would make it very unlikely that I could get elected as a Green Party candidate.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who also serves as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, received donations from an unlikely source: former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, a Republican gubernatorial candidate.

Based on his past performance running for the seat, Mr. Vargas is unlikely to be a major threat in the race, but his entry will State Senator Adriano Espaillat of his status as the only Latino candidate in a district with a majority Latino population.

It now appears increasingly unlikely that Finch will be able to get on the ballot as a minor party candidate, and it's far too late for him to petition his way on the ballot, according to election officials.

Kander, the former Missouri secretary of state and failed 2016 Senate candidate who has become an unlikely national Democratic figure, is bringing on Jason Noble, who on Friday announced he was leaving his job as political reporter for the Des Moines Register.

It seems unlikely that, as a charter school leader rather a mayoral candidate, she will hold a press conference as well - attended and highly - anticipated as she did Thursday.

It is unlikely that the Tory party, which is fielding 63 bankers and financiers as candidates in the next election, will support the government on this long - overdue popular measure.»

Cuomo has also been touted as a possible presidential candidate, though he's unlikely to make a bid if Clinton runs.

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 coveragAs 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 coveragas 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.

In the unlikely event that Heaney closes the presumed double - digit gap between him and Faso, the former Assembly minority leader will remain on the ballot as the candidate of the Conservative, Independence and Reform parties.

Although Harriet Harman is biding her time as the party's acting leader, there are unlikely to be any women candidates in the forthcoming leadership contest.

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.

For example, instead of expressing their genuine order of preferences, tactical voters will re-order their votes so as to try to achieve the early elimination of candidates the second preferences of which are likely to go to their favoured candidate and to keep in candidates whose voters are unlikely to have expressed second preferences.

TEMPE, Arizona — As a species of seeming feeble, naked apes, we humans are unlikely candidates for power in a natural world where dominant adaptations can boil down to speed, agility, jaws and claws.

«If the candidate is immediately defensive and offers no reason as to why they've decided not to answer, and the interviewer doesn't take this very well — then it's unlikely they'll be asked back, especially if there were better interviewees,» Walker says.

We are confident that judges will take advantage of the AAAS offer to provide a slate of candidates to serve as court - appointed experts in cases in which the court has determined that the traditional means of clarifying issues under the adversarial system are unlikely to yield the information that is necessary for a reasoned and principled resolution of the disputed issues.

One of the possible solutions is to use molecules as circuits, but their poor conduction capabilities make them unlikely candidates.

The latter possibility seems unlikely, but astronomers have considered a few candidates, which they refer to as MACHOs, or massive compact halo objects.

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.

Watch as two brothers search the country for their biological father, finding unlikely candidates in the form of J.K. Simmons, Terry Bradshaw, and Christopher Walken.

Even Gibbons sanctions some highly unlikely methods of «testing» his candidates before choosing Cage as the government's first agent in a new wave of covert operators.

The spring also kicked up another unlikely candidate in Maggie Smith, as the comedy / drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel struck a chord with the older - skewing Academy members and became a possible dark horse in a couple of categories leading up to the nominations.

It is unlikely that we will see schools targeting employment to men any time soon as doing so may prevent the best candidate for the job being considered.

The Maximum Security Book Club: Reading Literature in a Men's Prison is Mikita Brottman's refreshingly straightforward account about all that did go right, as together they explored Heart of Darkness, The Black Cat, Lolita and other rather unlikely candidates for prison reading.

Last August, I argued that Anheuser - Busch would be unlikely candidate for significant earnings growth and dividend growth for the medium term, as I publicly disagreed with analysts calling for 9 % annual growth.

At the age of 78 Rose Wylie is perhaps an unlikely candidate to feature as an up - and - coming new artist to watch.

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.

Rockstar is an unlikely candidate for a partnership with Nintendo, as they haven't collaborated in the past and their profiles are vastly different.

In the unlikely event that the system fails to block a duplicate submission, the winner of the bounty will be the agency that first submitted the candidate, as determined by the time and date stamp on the submissions.

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.

In a study involving hypothetical job applicants, those candidates described as being «underdogs» — i.e., they were unlikely to get a particular job due to unfair circumstances beyond their control (e.g., their application had been misplaced by a secretary)-- were rated as especially physically attractive and desirable to date compared to candidates who were (a) unfairly advantaged (i.e., had a friend pressuring the employer to hire them) or (b) were unlikely to get the job due to their own incompetence (i.e., they failed to follow directions on the job application).