Sentences with phrase «calculated gamble»

A "calculated gamble" means taking a risk after carefully considering the potential outcomes and making an educated decision. Full definition
Books are more than happy to calculated gambles putting themselves on the side of sharp money allowing liability to mount on the other side.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled in Park v. Commissioner that a nonresident gambler may calculate gambling winnings or losses on a per - session basis.
Wenger is a self confessed lover of statistics, so how much longer can he ignore the fact that his calculated gamble of keeping Alexis simply hasn't worked.
Let's hope that Wenger's calculated gamble will pay off, or at least try and get the agents to shut up for a while!
If I'm gambling (because let's be honest all drafting is a calculated gamble), then I'm doing it with what is objectively the best talent.
Liverpool's «calculated gamble» on striker Mario Balotelli, 24, is yet to pay off, admits boss Brendan Rodgers --(Daily Mirror)
More than any other Olympic sport, the downhill pits racer against nature in a calculated gamble with sudden disaster.
When Brendan Rodgers spoke of the «calculated gamble» he had made in bringing Mario Balotelli to Liverpool, deep in his heart he knew that he was talk -LRB-...)
A lot of Arsenal's recent transfer activity has been a calculated gamble on the FFP rules being enforced.
The move to make him captain was a calculated gamble made almost to guilt him into staying in Serbia.
But after a season of widespread discontent among United fans, the club has taken a calculated gamble in the hope that a rejuvenated and charismatic Mourinho, whose coaching record and winning attitude speak for themselves, will restore United to what they believe is their rightful place — challenging for the Premier League title.
It is a firm, decisive, calculated gamble that when push comes to shove those flirting with Ukip will return to the fold when it really counts.
It's also a part that Godin took a calculated gamble on by limiting himself to Amazon and the Kindle platform, and it will be very interesting to see where he goes for his next book after so boldly proclaiming he was done with traditional publishing last summer.
It's also a part that Godin took a calculated gamble on by limiting himself to Amazon and the Kindle platform, and it will be very interesting to see where he goes for his next book after so boldly proclaiming he was done with traditional publishing last summer... I think we can safely add The Domino Project to the ever - growing list of wannabe disruptors who get tons of hype only to fade away into bit players or complete irrelevance.
The whole time, I was making a calculated gamble: That my future self would one day be able to bail out his irresponsible younger brother.
If you can afford a calculated gamble, consider real estate investment trusts that invest in mortgages.
These are calculated gambles, though, and I would never steer a client down this path without a ton of caveats.
I also think Ben misses a vital point: this was a very high risk strategy, a calculated gamble.
Whether it doesn't see the disasters coming, makes a calculated gamble that the growth or mission benefits of something will far outweigh the risks, or purposefully makes a dangerous decision while obscuring the consequences, Facebook is responsible for its significant shortcomings.
The life of a recruiter is very hectic, and it requires balancing their time between filling the positions that they have open with clients, proactively identifying candidates whom they feel their clients will need (a calculated gamble), and building client relationships.
It was a calculated gamble.
Old South Realty took some calculated gambles two years ago to attract business from the oil industry, which had recently returned to south Louisiana.
Paying Points represent a calculated gamble on the part of the buyer.
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