Sentence examples for welcome shot from inspiring English sources

The excellent Margaret Colin, as an officer's wife, provides a welcome shot of credibility (1 30).

It's this welcome shot of community spirit(s) that elevates the place to the exceptional.

And amid all the slow-mo new stuff, it's a welcome shot of adrenaline.

Either result would be an early and welcome shot in the arm for their hopes of finishing second.

Cinema always needs fresh new voices, and Benson and Moorhead's genre-bending is a welcome shot in the arm.

This was a welcome shot in the arm for charities and promised to inject some £400m a year.

Along the way both Graham and David took some welcome shots at the powers that be.

Despite the technical limitations of the Nintendo DS compared to other games in the series that have been developed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation Portable, Miyokawa described the movement of the idols during performances as "better than expected," and welcomed shots of the audience waving glow sticks.

The A.F.L.-C.I.O. has heavily subsidized the college to keep it running, making the potential sale a welcome financial shot in the arm for the labor federation.

Media critics have warned of the peril of selling news columns (What's next? "Convict Covers Own Trial"), but people welcome that shot at 15 minutes of immortality.

Having reached the 2010 Europa League final under Roy Hodgson, Murphy would welcome another shot and believes progression through the qualifiers should see Jol's men hit the ground running for their opening Barclays Premier League game against Aston Villa.