But Mr da Silva is distrusted by many voters, and is unlikely to win.
The Prosperous Justice Party, the most orthodox and popular group, has made tactical blunders and is unlikely to win more than 10% of the votes.
Having won the fourth match of the series on Wednesday, England were hoping to continue their recovery and go on to record an unlikely 4-3 series win to take into their World Cup campaign, which begins against the Netherlands on 22 February.
The Milken foundation acted like a venture capital firm, funding high-risk projects unlikely to win government grants and wooing young researchers into the field.
Jeff Sessions, a conservative Republican, said Jeffords has been able to win concessions from the GOP as a moderate and would be unlikely to hold that leverage if he bolts the party.
The Cardinals appear unlikely to catch the Reds and have no chance to win the NL wild card.
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Fasth, who celebrated his 34th birthday on Saturday, bogeyed the last two holes in regulation and looked to have given Bickerton the chance of an unlikely win.
The 2004 Cup of Nations semi-finalists have yet to win a match and the Malians appear unlikely to qualify for the next edition of the tournament in Egypt in 2006.
But if, as still seems unlikely, Republicans were to win the presidency and both arms of Congress this year, they would probably try to trim the deficit more quickly than the Democrats, albeit via spending cuts rather than tax hikes.
Yang Zhimin, Latin America expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, tells Global Times that the Venezuelan opposition is unlikely to win an election within 30 days and says Chavez's death does not signal the end for the Latin American left.
Roberto Maroni, leader of the Northern League, has said the possibility of Berlusconi becoming prime minister is explicitly ruled out by the electoral pact between the parties, but the former premier has repeatedly said he plays to win, and observers believe he is unlikely to pass up the chance to lead the country again if the opportunity presents itself.
They are a point behind leaders Valencia and should they fail to win the league, Queiroz seems unlikely to keep his job.
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Warwickshire resumed still needing an unlikely 178 to win with only four wickets remaining - and a lot resting on England Test hopeful Trott's shoulders.
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GoDaddy is already an unpopular company in internet communities for its support of SOPA, and developing a reputation for shutting down sites without court orders is unlikely to win them any more friends.
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But it is unlikely that his win had much to do with this realistic and pragmatic stance.
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But as everyone knew he was unlikely to win that job, the excuse did not jibe and soon there were whispers that he had another agenda, like even joining the opposition.
If, as Sargent and Cook seem to wish, Republicans were so weak as to be dissuaded from doing their duty by a handful of dubious poll numbers, it's unlikely they'd win many elections and certain they wouldn't deserve to.
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Admitting he was unlikely to win Missouri, he decided not to run new ads there and instead focused on post-February 3 contests, Michigan and Washington in particular.
Kinnear made a defensive substitution in the 75th minute, bringing Charles N'Zogbia on for Martins, and though City continued to threaten, it seemed Newcastle might hold on for an unlikely win.
The new adviser is expected to try to lure members of the opposition to support the Muslim League and seal Mr Sharif's control over a province in which he would be unlikely to win an election.
The other assumption is that traditional energy systems are unlikely to adapt to the demand s of a changing climate and that alternative energy systems will win out.
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But the 28-year-old knows that a similar Houdini act is unlikely as The Dragons would need to win all of their remaining games to survive and hope the teams above them continue losing.
Gerindra may well win enough votes for Mr Prabowo to join Mr Yudhoyono and Mrs Megawati in an unlikely three-cornered presidential race.
The bond route also is unlikely to win favor, as companies need to repay debt when the bonds expire, and returns for investors don't mirror the heady IPO gains of the past.
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