Burnett and first baseman Mark Teixeira to lead them to a World Series title in 2009, the Yanks are not a shoo-in to capture the 2010 championship.
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With no other major political party or political leader in Russia to challenge him, Putin was a shoo-in.
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In Ya'an, even party officials who would normally be a shoo-in for congress seats have been required to seek proper election.
So in the way that Bob Diamond's track record at Barclays Capital made him a shoo-in to take the helm at Barclays, it has been assumed that Jain would succeed Ackermann.
As it is, all he can claim is that, in the end, Beijing's first choice proved such a ghastly mistake that he was a shoo-in.
With opinion-poll ratings like these, Mr Brown's Labour would seem a shoo-in at an early election.
Allen appeared to be a shoo-in as the next top commander of allied forces in Europe.
It is certainly true that a humbled Arnold is no longer a shoo-in for re-election next year.
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Mr. Yudhoyono isn't a shoo-in for re-election, especially if Indonesia's commodity-dependent economy continues to weaken as expected.
If Mr Hague does not survive next week's defeat, Mr Portillo is by no means a shoo-in.
Ms Bock's rival for the district's seat, Elihu Harris, Oakland's former mayor, was assumed to be a shoo-in.
But those who bet she is a shoo-in are overlooking how the political debate is likely to change.
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If voters made up their minds according to each party's stated policies, Mr Obama would probably be a shoo-in.
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But Mr Lungren, an outspoken conservative who opposes both abortion and gun control, is by no means a shoo-in.
If even Amazon isn't a shoo-in for success, Internet startups that try to follow Bezos's model may be in trouble.
Instead of extending his term, as before, by a shoo-in referendum, President Mubarak let challengers run against him in 2005.
The result is a shoo-in for "Best of 2007" lists, as well as a springboard for even bigger success down the road.
Jean-Claude Trichet, currently the governor of the Bank of France, was meant to be a shoo-in following a back-door deal in 1998.
It earned an 81 on Rotten Tomatoes and seemed like a shoo-in for a nod in the Best Animated Feature category.
Still less does it make him a shoo-in for the 2004 election.
Lutz says other homerooms haven't been assigned yet, but GM's new Daewoo joint venture seems a shoo-in as the focal point for small-car development.
That all but makes popular Putin a shoo-in to be elected President in March of 2012 and Medvedev to be chosen as his prime minister.
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Opinion polls at first made him a shoo-in for the presidency.
You could tell DeAndre Brackensick was a shoo-in for the wild card before he'd even begun "Georgia On My Mind" -- pretty much because of his hair.
Before Iowa, though, Gephardt appeared a viable contender for the Democratic presidential nomination -- not to mention he was considered a shoo-in to win his home state's primary.
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