Sentence examples for standing a chance from inspiring English sources

They were celebrities, or people suspected of standing a chance of becoming celebrities.

The trio said it would be preferable not to split the progressive vote, with the Lib Dems standing a chance of reducing Theresa May's Commons majority.

The remarkable revelation by the suspended Fifa president means England, who unsuccessfully bid for the tournament along with joint attempts by Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Holland, could have wasted millions without standing a chance from the outset.

After beating Rick Santorum by just three percentage points in his home state of Michigan, GOP candidate Mitt Romney really needs to inject some life into his candidacy if he plans on standing a chance against Obama.

This also means there is potential of you standing a chance with them.

A thin presence in the top awards, and none standing a realistic chance.

"Let me say that I don't think he's had a single negative ad ever run against him," Clinton said, rebutting, in essence, Sanders' reliance on polling that shows him standing a better chance against Trump than Clinton.

Supporters of Hillary Clinton have argued she is the pragmatic choice for Democrats this year, standing a better chance than Sanders of wooing independent voters away from Republicans in the presidential election.

If this penalty goes in, that's your league over and you wouldn't want a better guy standing there with a chance of saving it and, fortunately for us, he did.

The problem was, Leonard's opponent — Jose Maria Olazabal — was standing there with a chance to tie the hole.

Still, the timing of the stumble in the standings offers a chance at redemption.