Sentence examples for a likely champion from inspiring English sources

In addition to a likely champion, they produced an authentic historic milestone and as blatant a blown call as top-class sport can produce.

He arrived in Mexico an unknown, having never competed outside his homeland, and did not spend his time there with the myopic focus of a likely champion.

Clark led from the start, ahead of Dan Gurney as Hill dropped back with a troublesome car, but the BRM driver still looked a likely champion as long as Clark was in front.

The most anticipated match of the opening session on day one did not feature a likely champion, but instead a battle of the ages.

Pennetta entered the Indian Wells tournament ranked 21st, seeded 20th and on nobody's radar as a likely champion.

Also find allies on the school board -- look up the biographies of your board members and determine who might be a likely champion for improving school food.

First it was about the prospect of a Clijsters-Henin quarter-final; then it was about one of them being the likely champion.

Kenseth, in a slump of late with consecutive poor finishes heading into Saturday's race, returned to the form that has made him the points leader and likely champion.

The ensuing years have seen plenty of highs and lows but her 7-6, 6-1 victory over yet another Czech, Lucie Safarova, moved her into the final and she continues to look every inch the likely champion once more.

Charles Firestone, executive director of the communications and society program at the Aspen Institute, said in an interview that "if there was an issue that involved the broadcast industry," its supporters "could look to him as the most likely champion of their cause".

Regardless of openings, Toy Story 3 is the front-runner to win the whole summer box office derby at this point (mega-opening + Pixar legs = likely champion).