The Philadelphia host committee assembled what was considered a strong, but long-shot bid, hoping to win the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold weather city.

In 1984, he worked on Gary Hart's long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination for president.

And he is not shy about sharing that wealth in pursuit of his long-shot bid for the White House.

If New York's long-shot bid succeeds, designers will have to meet the competing needs of an intimate ballpark and a much larger track and field stadium.

Their first effort was inglorious, tied to a long-shot bid for the Olympics and a commitment to build an ill-conceived football stadium for the Jets.

The Democrats fielded 25-year-old newcomer Graham Long in a long-shot bid to defeat King.

At the time it seemed little more than a long-shot bid by an insurgent.

In 1983, Mr. Cranston launched a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

And that in turn will amplify the theme of his long-shot Presidential bid: his fight against the ways of Washington.

Ms. Granholm plans to visit Japan in the summer as part of a long-shot bid for Toyota's seventh assembly plant in North America.