Word: shooed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...already has a string of Illinois political defeats to his credit, including a 650,000-vote loss to Senator Adlai Stevenson III in 1974, he is now running for Governor against Incumbent Dan Walker and former northern Illinois District Attorney Jim Thompson. "I think I'm almost a shoo-in," asserts Williams, a conservative Democrat whose platform calls for busing teachers instead of pupils and moving the state capital from Springfield to Chicago because "Springfield is a dog place when it comes to restaurants." This week he hopes to get Brother Tennessee's endorsement at a press conference...
Cooling Off. Sometimes Jimmy thinks he is already cooling off. The studios want him in his proven moneymaking role of Sonny: "They won't let you fall on your ass anymore." And he has been overlooked for an Oscar. "Everyone said you're a shoo-in for The Gambler - then nothing." Now he is not sure where he stands. "I have a feeling the moment you do something different, the way Brando has done, they're just waiting to hack you to pieces...
...Shoo-In. Cordero, of course, employs more than a model technique. Says Aqueduct Steward Warren Mehrtens, a former jockey who rode Assault to the Triple Crown in 1946, "Angel knows the characteristics of his horse as well as the others in the race. If he's behind a horse that he knows tends to drift outside down the stretch, he knows the inside is open to him." Cordero also possesses a fine sense of timing. Steward Nathaniel Hyland admires the way Cordero "paces horses to save their speed for the end." After riding one long shot to victory from...
...realize you pass the wire." Even after the race has been run Angel does not let up. "What a gutsy guy!" says Trainer John Parisella. "He's the best salesman at the track. When he comes in second or third, he makes you feel the horse is a shoo-in the next time...
...Bruins were considered from the start of the season as shoo-ins for the championship. Brown is loaded with individual talent, such as high-scoring sophomore Fred Pereira, goalkeeper Mike Hampden, an All-American candidate from Guyana, back Jose Vidente, who also kicks field goals for the football team, as well as 13 returning lettermen from the Bruin team that went all the way to the NCAA semifinals in Miami last season...