Word: also-ran
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...excellent results," British Conservative leader Michael Howard said at a postelection rally last week, and he had reason to declare victory: his Tories picked up 38% of the total vote in last week's local elections across England and Wales, according to BBC post-election projections. With the perennial also-ran Liberal Democrats grabbing 29% of the vote, it was Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party that came in third, with just 26% - the first time a British ruling party had fared so poorly. Blair's support for the Iraq war made him so radioactive that he barely campaigned...
...years ago at this time, Mazzoleni’s team transformed itself from an underachieving also-ran into the ECAC champion. One season ago, the Crimson was in the thick of NCAA contention and eventually squeezed its way into the field— a tremendous accomplishment for both Harvard and the league...
...Crystal, is three weeks earlier than usual. One reason: the Academy didn't want its big show to limp into view two months after the Golden Globes and the People's Choice Awards had co-opted much of Oscar's clout. Another reason: TV revenue. ABC, a major-network also-ran, wants the show that earns its highest ratings and biggest ad income to be aired during the February sweeps month...
...more socially liberal voters. The choice reflects the generational struggle within the party, and it's a test of whether the new voters Dean claims to have recruited will be enough to overcome the forces that have dominated the caucuses. There is even a fight to be the best also-ran, with a spirited battle for third place being waged by Senators John Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina. Though no one really trusts the predictions, turnout is expected to be double the 61,000 who braved the winter chill to vote in the 2000 caucuses. Whatever...
...over 100 individual art collectors and an international jury selecting the final winner, the Marcel Duchamp Prize is a rarity in France's state-dominated cultural landscape. For although the country is home to some of the world's best-known museums, it is often regarded as an also-ran in the contemporary art world. "Contemporary creation in France still isn't getting the international recognition it deserves," says Jennifer Flay, a Paris gallery owner...