At no stage, though, did Bath look like probable winners.

Here are some of the probable winners and losers in this scenario.

One word from Wilson and his son-in-law would have been the candidate and probable winner.

And if a poll were taken to find the public figure Indians consider most high-handed, Mr. Seshan would be a probable winner again.

Many political analysts consider him the probable winner in a four-way race.

The probable economic winners of the cold war are West Germany and Japan.

He said that sellers routinely identify a probable winner and give that bidder a chance to raise his offer if he is not the highest.

Many industry experts say Allied Domecq would be the probable winner.

To speed up the game, a player holding a probable winner is encouraged to show the hand without delay.

Tour director Henri Desgrange had named Guerra as probable winner of the race.