"I'm being forced to get this shot, " said Saher Abu Al-Khair, an Egyptian who is planning a pilgrimage.
"A November election is the best shot for Republicans to get this seat, " said Patrick Murray, a Monmouth University pollster.
But as with so many other technologies that get tested in the crucible of national politics, real-time sentiment analysis may get a shot at the mainstream after this election.
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So what does all this mean for when taxpayers can get shot of their (our) huge holdings in RBS and Lloyds, for the timing of privatisation?
Stevens died in a 2010 plane crash so he never learned the full story that was revealed this week, nor did he ever get a fair shot to win back his Senate seat.
This means you can get back into position for the next shot.
Kadoorie says he decided to stagger the ticket offering this year so that European and Asian attendees would get a fair shot at buying them.
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The initial reviews of the platform have been positive (RIM has offered sneak peeks at its new OS) and the company is looking to launch six new BB10 devices at various price points in order to get the best shot at capturing customer as well as developer interest this year.
This supposedly fair system makes it clear that only automatic qualifiers get a shot at playing for the big money and the big trophy.
"I find that I enjoyed walking from shot to shot and deciding how I'm going to get out of this or that trouble, " she said.
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But if Walmart can get this new service built into every device it sells, and offer a really good deal, it might have a shot.
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