Because of his age, he was a poor candidate for a transplant.

Useful but insufficient; even a good tool cannot rescue a poor candidate.

Additionally, some students with special needs are poor candidates for inclusion because of their effect on other students.

And, he argued, Republicans will not be helped much by even chances at election if they have poor candidates.

Indeed, by other criteria South Africa appears to have been a poor candidate for sanctions.

Others see newspaper writers as poor candidates for electronic media.

At first blush, the book would seem a poor candidate for theatrical treatment.

Adolescents who are poor candidates often have had trouble deciding on other things related to their appearance.

A species that immediately takes flight is a poor candidate for domestication.

Social Structure - Species of lone, independent animals make poor candidates.