Sentence examples for the initial favourite from inspiring English sources

Henrik Larsson was the initial favourite before Deila landed the job; Larsson hasn't done much in the meantime to endorse his candidature.

José María Olazábal, who was the initial favourite for this week but then hesitated over whether he wanted the job yet, remains an obvious choice for the 2012 clash in Chicago.

In her absence the initial favourite was Steven Woolfe, a former barrister and City lawyer with a modernising agenda for Ukip, who was controversially excluded from the ballot after his application was submitted 17 minutes late.

Nuttall must now seek to unify a party riven by splits, which saw Evans – who has offered her full support to Nuttall – barred from standing in the last leadership election, and the initial favourite for this one, Steven Woolfe, pull out after a much publicised brawl with fellow MEP Mike Hookem.

McGibbon had been linked with the current managerial vacancy at Derry City and this week ruled himself out of contention to become the new boss of Glentoran, having been the initial favourite for the job.

Former Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll, who has been linked with Plymouth as a mentor for Argyle boss Carl Fletcher , was the initial favourite for the job, and although Higgs confirmed they had "dialogue", they could not agree terms.

While some expected the Olympic Stadium to be the popular winner, not just to crown the success of the 2012 Games but because of its flexible design, the critics' initial favourite was the stately Hepworth art gallery in Wakefield, Yorkshire.

Norwich, initial favourites for automatic promotion, had never quite made a solid case despite superb form under the young Scottish manager Alex Neil; Ipswich, largely written off despite benefiting from the wiles of Mick McCarthy, had entered 2015 at breakneck speed but tailed off to the extent that only an unlikely win for Reading at Derby confirmed sixth place.

"The initial establishment of popular favourites Chinese and Indian cuisine have led to a broadening of the market and increased popularity of different types of ethnic food.

She has since had the initials of his favourite Rolling Stones songs and a heart with an American flag on it tattooed on her ankle.

The TV show starts before the stories of The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, beginning with the initial relationship between pop culture's favourite cannibal and his eventual downfall, FBI special agent Will Graham.