Bill Clinton was an also-ran in the single digits. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Hillary Leads Dems Among Every Demographic] Reference
The Big Hair also-ran is looking better and better. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
For an also-ran, Constantine was not doing so badly. From Wordnik.com. [Knockdown]
Doing so would consign it to being a regional also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [Like it or not, the 2010 election is now (substantially) about immigration] Reference
Interesting will also be the now-defunct also-ran delegates. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Wins Connecticut, Minnesota, Kansas, And Alabama] Reference
I don't think it's a frontrunner/also-ran dynamic, necessarily. From Wordnik.com. [Is Press Unfair To Hillary? New York Times Weighs In...] Reference
If you prefer to support an also-ran, then why not, say, Biden?. From Wordnik.com. [MoveOn Hammers Obama For Fox News Appearance] Reference
Otherwise, as far as the media is concerned, he is an also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Debate Roundup] Reference
John Kerry (down) He's tanned, rested and ready to be an also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [2006 Edition] Reference
MSNBC used to be an also-ran; it changed the entire game last year. From Wordnik.com. [Must See TV?] Reference
I wouldn't worry too much about any acquiescence to any also-ran demands. From Wordnik.com. [Group Pushing Obama-Hillary Ticket Will Announce Over 25,000 Signatures Of Support] Reference
In fact, he's a 45-year-old also-ran who has never won a major tournament. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 22, 2008] Reference
By acquiring Notes (page 50), IBM overnight goes from also-ran to trend-setter. From Wordnik.com. [Lou's Big Deal] Reference
France is an also-ran despite advantages that should put Paris in the Wi-Fi vanguard. From Wordnik.com. [Missed Connections] Reference
This is a season in which every 2005 American League also-ran appears to have improved. From Wordnik.com. [Show Me the Moneyball] Reference
The environment -- an also-ran. 10 years ago, if we talked pensions we meant pensioners. From Wordnik.com. [Farewell Address to the Labour Party] Reference
You cannot tell this front runner that he is going to have to accept the also-ran position. From Wordnik.com. [New Pro-Hillary Group's Ad: Obama Has No Specifics On The Economy] Reference
To be an also-ran in an all-or-nothing society is to be a nobody, a nothing, a zilch, zippo. From Wordnik.com. [Men Evolving Badly] Reference
Now, you have described yourself as frequently the also-ran in the miss congeniality contest. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: CNN/"Los Angeles Times" Host Republican Presidential Debate - March 2, 2000] Reference
To avoid becoming an also-ran in another high-tech race (page 51), IBM had to do something fast. From Wordnik.com. [Lou's Big Deal] Reference
If a vacancy occurs between party conferences, the 'also-ran' with the most votes fills the gap. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]
In this case, I bet it was leaked to offset the Newsweek poll, which shows Edwards as an also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [Huckabee Rockets Ahead In Newsweek Iowa Poll, Dem Race Close] Reference
It's just that neither team looks like they're a playoff team momentarily disguised as an also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [Too early to tell] Reference
What's at stake, and how could immigration policy turn a one-time political shoe-in into an also-ran?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2006] Reference
Some say Ford's financial advantage could eventually nudge America's also-ran automaker into first place. From Wordnik.com. [Can Ford Pull Ahead?] Reference
Is this ethical decision the reason that he is being treated as an also-ran not worthy of serious coverage?. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Zogby: Obama Leads By Ten Points In New Hampshire] Reference
If, however, one gives money to the also-ran, one is congratulated for the wise investment in one's future. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: "We Still Have A Lot Of Work Ahead Of Us"] Reference
When Eisner was offered the top job at Disney, in 1984, the House of Wait languished as a Hollywood also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [How Eisner Saved Disney--And Himself] Reference
Similarly, Bush's monumental tax cut was a response to one proposed by also-ran Steve Forbes in the 2000 campaign. From Wordnik.com. [The Case for National Service] Reference
I've always considered them more of an "also-ran" network, and not really in the competition to be a major player. From Wordnik.com. [Conan O'Brien to Host Late-Night Show on TBS] Reference
I among others feel that Edwards is given the also-ran mantra by many people who don't like to stick to the facts. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Dems Running Ahead In...Virginia!] Reference
But yet Gary Hart, of course, did not do very well in Iowa or New Hampshire, and ended up being an also-ran in 1988. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2002] Reference
For IBM, not long ago considered a lumbering giant and an also-ran in the PC market, that represents real improvement. From Wordnik.com. [Big Blue's Butterfly] Reference
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who looked like an also-ran just a few weeks ago, won Iowa with 38 percent of the vote. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2004] Reference
I'm curious to see if the Rogue lives up to its billing as a more affordable alternative or if it just proves to be an also-ran. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks: Small SUVs, part 2] Reference
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