Sentence examples for rather a long shot from inspiring English sources

But it's rather a long shot.

If it's tipping down It's rather a long shot, and it would cost money, but Clumber is just a 15-minute drive away from the School of Artisan Food, which runs many day courses.

How many times does someone have to point out that it's rather a long shot to assume a potential rapist can foresee three years into the commercial future of an area and adjust his behaviour "accordingly"?

On the Apple side, it's no great surprise to find out that he was considered rather a "long shot" in terms of everything but his technical knowledge.

You will not be a favorite; you'll be rather a long shot.

Cross Research's Shannon Cross speculates that some investors may prefer to break Kodak up and spin off its most valuable businesses, rather than chancing such a long shot, late entry into a tough market.

If the treasury secretary were treated as a policymaker rather than a salesman (admittedly a long shot), Mr Bush might have the makings of a respectable economic team.

By the time Senator McCain, Republican of Arizona, delivered his speech on Iraq in Virginia last week, he was as likely to be described by many in his own party, fairly or not, as a long shot, rather than inevitable.

Here's how Howard Hawks, the director of "Ball of Fire" and "His Girl Friday," distinguished his approach (in Joseph McBride's book of interviews, "Hawks on Hawks") from John Ford's: He said if he had a scene that he didn't think was good enough, he'd do it in a long shot rather than try to punch it up.

But the current campaign isn't focused on establishing an award for performers – most in the business acknowledge that's a long shot – but rather for the stunt coordinators, who work with directors and producers to create action sequences.

Rather, I saw the Graduate Studies Program (GSP) as a long shot because, in many ways, it is.