How To Use longshot In A Sentence
- Gatineau: An awkward vote split could give the NDP longshot odds in Gatineau where it took 10% of the vote in 2006. Archive 2007-09-01
- We were led to this research by an age-old racetrack puzzle economists call the “favorite-longshot bias”: horse bettors historically have overbet long shots, and they win less often than their odds suggest. What A Night! Interpreting the New Hampshire Primary - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
- Conference Vice-Chairwoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) called the longshot victory a "win for the American people. Home/News
- Regarding Oscar potential, the nominees include two favorites in Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and James Cameron (Avatar), two likely contenders in Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds), and possible longshot Lee Daniels (Precious). The Directors Guild of America Suggests Bigelow, Cameron, Reitman, Tarantino, and Daniels Were the Best Directors of 2009 – Collider.com
- - Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat but that Kerrey himself described as a longshot. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- Liking the favored Funny Cide, he opted for a $12 bet of six two-dollar exactas linking Funny Cide and Peace Rules with longshots.
- This would suggest that, since loss aversion is a psychological bias, the favourite-longshot bias may not necessarily be caused by psychological issues and may be due, for instance, to informational asymmetry. Putting the "Cuss" back in "Homo Economicus "
- Looks like another longshot is going to finish first. Clinton holds big leads in West Virginia and Kentucky
- New South Wales and the Bulls can also finish in a semi-final placing, although the Bulls are a longshot due to a poorer plus-minus rating in points scored.
- It might be good to know that Muravyev is a time-trial specialist and a longshot for the prologue.
