Word: shooed
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...search progressed, Fineberg—once seen by the committee as the early leader—began to look less and less like a shoo-in. He had arrived at Harvard in 1967 and barely left since. Fineberg possessed a master’s degree, a medical degree and a Ph.D—all from Harvard. A former dean of the school of public health and now the number two at the University, he wasn’t the "outside the box" choice the committee wanted. Plus, over the course of Fineberg's long history at Harvard...
...have agreed to face the jury together and let the first and second prizes fall where they may (heck, Colby's already got a car). Two, that Colby somehow doesn't realize that whoever can get into the Final Two popular vote-off opposite Keith is a shoo-in for the grand prize. And three, nothing whatsoever. The CBS editors have burned us too many times for anything on air to be taken at face value...
There wasn't a lot of tension at Spencer Abraham's confirmation hearing last week. George W. Bush's pick to head the Energy Department is a shoo-in. But one uncomfortable moment came when Abraham refused to say what the new Administration would do about California's electricity crisis. That prompted Frank Murkowski, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to growl, "You better have some answers...
Since Massachusetts is considered a virtual shoo-in for Gore, Porter said he would focus the club's efforts in New Hampshire and Maine, both of which are considered swing states in the upcoming election...
...That jury awarded $109 million to the plaintiffs, which included four named doctors and Planned Parenthood. The ruling is currently facing an appeal, and Tuesday, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals offered both parties two days to consider a settlement agreement. Legal experts consider this case to be a shoo-in for the Supreme Court's docket...