Traditionally, that combination of factors leads to talk of a federal stimulus to give the economy a bit of a shot in the arm.
The company's lawyers had argued jury misconduct but, as the court didn't even allow a hearing on the subject, that seems to have been a bit of a shot in the dark.
As far as effectiveness goes, that was always a bit of a long shot.
"He was a bit of a big shot, " says Johnny in his thick, Italy-via-New Jersey drawl.
"I'd hoped to make it through to the final 10 but it was a bit of a long shot, " the 37-year-old told BBC Sport.
Isn't his candidacy a bit of a long shot?
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Social media campaigns like the Platinum Glove vote are worth a shot, though they can feel a bit tacked-on.
In "Leatherheads, " Clooney lays it on a bit thick -- no reaction shot is undersold -- but at least he's game.
It wasn't a particularly impressive event -- just a single shot in a tiny room supplemented with a bit of b-roll, including a top contender for one of the dorkiest promo videos in the history of the gaming industry.
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Revealing growing dissent in the ranks, Fatah gunmen shot dead a security chief driving home in the northern bit of the West Bank.
In low-light situations, like in the aquarium video below, the footage appeared crisper than that shot with a Flip Mino HD, but still a bit washed out.
"I kind of joke a little bit, like I should have blocked the shot because I jumped so high, but I guess I just landed wrong and didn't see where I was landing, so that's kind of what caused the injury, " Ware said.
It was a bizarre goal and a bit fortunate, but we thought Mido's shot might have been handled by a defender before the ball ended in the net.
Kerr's last goal came in 2006 when he scored for Dundee United against Livingston, but the defensive midfielder looked every bit the star striker when he unleashed a terrific shot from the edge of the box to put the Dons ahead.
It reminds a little bit of Greg Norman when he blew the sixth shot lead at the Masters in '96 and initially said, oh, you know, I blew it, and then came back and said, well, I only hit two bad shots all day.
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We've rehearsed it a bit like you would if you were doing theatre because we shot it so quickly.
But if I hit a good shot there and maybe make birdie, it gets my day started in a bit of a different way.
"I hope this will give me confidence to go in there and believe in myself a bit more than I have in the past and give myself a shot at winning, " he said.
"They started tilting the ice, and we were scrambling a little bit, " said Rangers forward Derek Stepan, whose point-blank shot early in the third period nicked off the blocker of Ottawa goaltender Robin Lehner.
The trajectory of Rosicky's shot looked to have beaten James, but he somehow managed to elongate his dive that little bit extra to clutch hold of the ball.
While his comments may have been a bit off base, his outlook that managers like him had been given very little shot at big clubs after overwhelming success with mid-table darlings was spot on.
She fell out a bit earlier than expected in the high jump, and finished down the chart in the shot put.
It looked as though Fulham might finally get a bit of luck when Kamara found himself in space in the box, only for his shot to be blocked by Ferdinand.
Shot points occur every 10-15 seconds, and after each one the hydrophones record a 24-bit signal every two milliseconds.
The penalty would have been just a bit over a grand, but, still, I would think it would be worth a shot to say something about it.
I've got the bit between my teeth, that edge about me and I'm well ready for a world title shot.
But there should be no confusion, the shot of Bruce at the cafe comes amid a montage of scenes showing each person close to Bruce finding out a bit of information revealing Bruce survived the nuclear blast.
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