Weirdly, it is against qualifiers, wild cards, lucky losers and also-rans – such as Eric Prodon, Simone Bolelli and Michael Berrer in the early rounds here – that Murray is vulnerable. ❋ Unknown (2011)
In the summer of 1983 the band played their first gig at their own high school, covering songs by metal also-rans such as Tank and Raven, while also squaring up to the super-intense, black metal sound of Venom. ❋ Unknown (2012)
So why are these 11 also-rans the cream of the crop? ❋ Unknown (2011)
But to focus solely on the shortcomings of the elite would be to ignore the fact that the former also-rans are showing significant progress. ❋ Jonathan Clegg (2011)
Beneath the nominal top tier of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul there is a fierce battle going on among the also-rans of Perry, Michele Bachmann and Santorum in Iowa, forget the moderate Jon Huntsman. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The Knicks roster will be filled with also-rans like Bill Walker, Andy Rautins and Renaldo Balkman and carry the same stench that last year's team did: superstars illogically paired with fringe NBA players. ❋ Kevin Clark (2011)
The book also includes an appendix with sketches of 22 also-ran also-rans, like James M. Cox, the Ohio governor who was defeated by Warren Harding in 1920—but who ushered a former assistant secretary of the Navy, Franklin Roosevelt, onto the national stage by choosing him as a running mate. ❋ Robert K. Landers (2011)
Survivor also-rans Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Ozzy Lusth are the alums who will compete with the 16 newbies on Survivor: South Pacific, Entertainment Weekly reports. ❋ Unknown (2011)
When Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down as joint chief executives at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion RIM last week, it was a reminder that in a world where names like Myspace flash in and out of the limelight, completing decades of traditional company lifecycle in a few years, today's technology giants can quickly become tomorrow's also-rans. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Lovers of modern-era offenses dismay at Monday's display: two scoring Neanderthals sparring in the center ring high above college football's yard-devouring also-rans. ❋ Rachel Bachman (2012)
The Cardinals have gone from the Orange Bowl to also-rans. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In prime time's final hour, The Good Wife's also-rans were Parenthood (6.2 million) and Detroit 1-8-7 (5.5 million). ❋ Unknown (2011)
Lin's play, particularly on the pick-and-roll, has put these former also-rans in the spots D'Antoni mentioned. ❋ Kevin Clark (2012)
Pietersen was the talisman of England's rise from also-rans to contenders around that time. ❋ Richard Lord (2011)
Among the also-rans, Barry Larkin came closest to election with 62.1 percent of the votes. ❋ Cindy Boren (2011)
What appeared to be as routine a fixture as there can be in Europe, with the Premiership leaders facing perennial Celtic league also-rans, turned out to be the home side's closest flirtation with defeat so far. ❋ Unknown (2011)
For extra value they add some late twentieth-century also-rans (Curtis LeMay, Thomas Eagleton, Geraldine Ferraro and Admiral James Stockdale, of whom only Ferraro was actually on a major party ticket come the election.) ❋ Slovobooks (2009)
What did have no parallel was the obvious mismatch between the winner and the also-rans. ❋ Unknown (2009)
One problem with the lack of attention scholars pay to losing presidential candidates is that those who write about the also-rans tend to be partisans. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Ganguly is an icon of Indian cricket whose tough, disciplined captaincy guided the national team from mid-ranking also-rans to the brink of their numerous recent achievements World Cup winners, World Twenty20 winners, world-ranked number one team in Tests. ❋ Richard Lord (2011)
