shortlist
- n a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
- v put someone or something on a short list
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News & Articles
- 'Gone Girl' Casting: Who Should Play Amy?
Could the casting process for one of literature's most dysfunctional couples be nearing an end? Amid reports that Ben Affleck is eyeing the role of Nick Dunne in the big-screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl," comes word from The Wrap that three high-profile actresses are on the shortlist for titular girl, Amy Dunne. According [...]
July 11, 2013 - MTV - Sam Mendes Confirmed to Direct ‘Bond 24?
Sam Mendes first said there was little to no chance he’d be back to direct another James Bond film after Skyfall. Producers continued to hope he’d return to the fold, and weeks ago a rumored shortlist of potential directors for the next Bond film was trumped by the unofficial word that Mendes was prepping to [...]
July 11, 2013 - /Film - Four Bayern players on UEFA best player shortlist
(Reuters) - Four Bayern Munich players - Thomas Mueller, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger - were named on a 10-man shortlist for the 2012/13 UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Tuesday. Unlike last year, when the final three contenders came from Barcelona or Real Madrid, only two of the 10 were drawn from the Spanish clubs - Barca's 2011 winner Lionel Messi and Real's ...
July 9, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Quotes
- Barack Obama in New York Times
I will say that she has shown herself to be an extraordinary candidate and an extraordinary public servant. She is hard working, she is tough, she is very smart,Mr. Obama said. "So I think she'd be on anybody's shortlist of the vice... - Joe Kinnear in Sportinglife.com
Kinnear said: "I have already got my shortlist ready and I will be giving it to Mike. We need two players in as soon as possible, and I have them in mind. One is with Roma and he is not in the team at the moment. The other is a player who has... - Seamus Heaney in International Herald Tribune
Heaney said in a message to the panel: "There are many reasons to feel honored by the award of this prize: the aura of TS Eliot's name, for a start; the distinction of the previous winners; the quality of the other poets on this year's shortlist;...