Sentences with phrase «acting against the crowd»

Since they are acting against the crowd, contrarians are almost always initially wrong and likely for a time to suffer paper losses.

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We would, however, need to guard against the folly of crowds, the tendency of human beings to act as herds and follow any leader.
Voters in North Brooklyn can also cast ballots on who the Democratic nominee will be in the crowded Brooklyn district attorney race, where Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will run against a host of other candidates including former prosecutor Anne Swern.
Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of Second Amendment advocates rallying against the NY SAFE Act Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Oregon resident Christopher Otey has filed a lawsuit against crowd platform CrowdFlower, saying it is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying employees a minimum federal wage.
Air Horn Spray Paint + Traffic Cone It acts as a really loud horn (so loud that Chuck has to cover one ear when he uses it) that, when used for an extended time against a crowd of zombies, will cause their heads to explode.
If I just lean against the bar and act like I'm deep in thought, I am practically guaranteed to be approached by at least 3 or 4 women per hour in a crowded bar.
There will be two different variations of Crowd Play, one where the player has to pick whichever choice gets the most votes (in the case of a tie, the player will act as the tie - breaker), and one where the player can still make the final call themselves, potentially upsetting the masses if they decide to go against the popular choice.
It is not a constitutional principle that, in acting to preserve order, the police must proceed against the crowd, whatever its size and temper, and not against the [demonstrators].»
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