Mellon has said she was a "no-hoper" at her expensive boarding school. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Most assumed that was that, including the bookies who quickly installed him as a 270-1 no-hoper, but the young American had other ideas. ❋ Unknown (2011)
When approved by the Supreme Leader to run for president, the erudite and friendly cleric from Yazd was considered a no-hoper—but useful in providing a patina of democracy across a broader political spectrum. ❋ Scott Peterson (2010)
They were not at fault because the number 189 which had walked out accompanied by chit 189 had been a weedy-necked no-hoper, and not Melbourne Smith's expensive aristocrat. ❋ Allie Dresser (2010)
He had paid a fortune for a well-grown aristocratic yearling and he had received instead a spindly no-hoper with a weak neck. ❋ Allie Dresser (2010)
Her character, a radio presenter who picks up a young no-hoper and turns him into a television star, returned her to the movie mainstream. ❋ Donald Sturrock (2010)
He was a talentless no-hoper convinced he was headed for, or had alreadyhit, the big time. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Since it first aired in 2004, audiences have primarily been drawn to The X Factor for the entertainment value to be had from watching the most disastrous auditions: the tone-deaf no-hoper who performs an acoustic version of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean accompanied on the spoons, for instance, or the mother-and-daughter duo with an inexplicable faith in their non-existent singing abilities. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The 1980s and 90s were a golden age: With football suffering from an image problem, mostly because of hooliganism and stadium disasters, snooker's popularity soared, peaking wiith the 1985 world championship final between Steve Davis, the sport's dominant player, and Dennis Taylor, who'd entered the tournament as an apparent no-hoper. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Clay is a professional bloat, eyes empty and drained of any serious intent, a drinking no-hoper, a writer who has not a single worthwhile thought in his head and whose sole interest is his needy, middle-age fixation on Rain, a one-dimensional sexpot. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The fighter on which Rocky was patterned was a fellow named Chuck Wepner, aka the Bayonne Bleeder, a no-hoper heavyweight who got a fight with Mohammed Ali in 1975, and got the stuffings pounded out of him. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Traditionally, before the days of ‘A’ Lists and Golden Parachutes, you fought a no-hoper first time out to show your mettle before being given a safe seat to fight or at least a thoroughly winnable marginal or former Conservative seat that might well be on the cusp of returning to the fold. ❋ Unknown (2007)
I was a no-hoper, unjustly cast out into a world of desolation and loneliness that pulled at my heart like a lead weight. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Obama's position as a no-hoper has nothing to do with him being semi-black. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Career inside man and All-Star LobbyFirst BasemanJoeBiden ran as a no-hoper who slated the young Obama during the primaries and now he's polishing the boots of theIllinois Senator 20 yrs his junior. ❋ Unknown (2008)
And yet, even given his status as a confirmed no-hoper, he can't help but scream when it all comes to an abrupt end. ❋ Arbogast (2008)
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this character, this no-hoper. ❋ Arbogast (2008)
If Huhne really was such a no-hoper, Hughes would be ignoring him. ❋ Unknown (2006)
I would imagine no-one in the country will want to remember this particular Prime Minister and the history books in many years time will write him off as a pathetic no-hoper who rose well beyond his level of competence. ❋ Unknown (2008)
