out of the running

But when you start to see a pattern of the things above, you at least know that you're not out of the running.

The young candidate was victimized by the vicious mud- slinging tactics of his opponent and had to drop out of the running .

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was the initial favourite to take over from McClaren, but he eventually ruled himself out of the running.

With Dominique Strauss-Kahn out of the running there is just one French Socialist primary candidate who understands all this.

Chris Christie put an end to fever-pitch speculation that he would launch a bid for president, by ruling himself out of the running.

With U. S. joblessness still rampant, numerous hiring managers are knocking applicants out of the running over the slightest mistake.

Don't apply for more than one position at a company, or you'll be out of the running because you won't be seen as focused.

With the US space agency out of the running, the leading contender for a return to the moon is China.

Assuming an inflexible stance likely will backfire and knock you out of the running.

The candidate was instantly knocked out of the running.

Lesjak, chief financial officer, has taken herself out of the running.

His sudden illness put him out of the running in the contest.

My favorite team has dropped out of the running.

Should Spain drop out of the running for 2018, its votes might then go to Russia.

Mr. Li took himself out of the running last year, and Mr. Sokol resigned earlier this year.