Sentences with phrase «gambit pays»

In an even more incomprehensible plot point, the gambit pays off with Ivan hiring Ritchie for a ridiculously large amount of money, and Ritchie becoming the sex toy of Gemma Arterton, Ivan's much - deposed, yet still winsome, aide - de-camp.

If Chesky's gambit pays off, Airbnb may very well be the thing standing between us and the robots.

But with few knit ticking suppliers in North America at the time, the gambit paid off.

Whatever their logic, the gambit paid off — Szczesny was instrumental in Roma's success last season — yet this seven million dollar kid with the resplendent beard demanded attention, and with Woj's price tag soaring over $ 10 million (eventually reaching $ 16 million), Alisson almost became the number one by default.

The company relaunched all of the established franchises to appeal to a wider audience and it looks like the gambit paid off.

This gambit paid off with de Kooning arriving as a last minute replacement instructor and by the fall of»48 Passlof was studying with him privately in a loft he arranged for her on 10th street.

In this case the gambit paid off.

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It's unclear whether the gambit will pay off.

Adding Dee Gordon to the lineup — and as a center fielder, no less — is a gambit that pays off for both the lineup and the defense.

At the same time, Cuomo had called on lawmakers to «make the case» for a pay increase by personally testifying to the commission — a gambit only a handful took up in an election year.

Cuomo's gambit is a way to keep higher - income New Yorkers who pay high local property taxes from facing much higher federal taxes under a new tax law signed by President Donald Trump in December.

Currently, the site boasts approximately 1.7 million paid users, who run the gambit of diverse individuals.

For Holmes» miraculous reappearance, there is a pay off to his chameleon gambit in the first act.

It's a gambit that can pay off if the audience is laughing so hard that they lose track of time, but it's a tall order to deliver non-stop hilarity for two hours.

Aside from Lupe Ontiveros, absolutely terrific as the theatre manager who becomes the director of Buck's play, the main players are all played by non-actors, a gambit that mostly pays off.

But a risky screener gambit didn't pay off for Selma, which scored merely two nods of its own.

But the gambit may be paying off for Gov. Rauner.

The gambit has paid off, and many Canadian news organizations... [Read more...]

The gambit has paid off, as the Times is reporting that they just hit one million digital subscribers.

The Samsung gambit has not really paid off for them.

I'll let this image speak for itself, but at this point, it's unclear whether OnePlus's gambit to improve low - light capture will pay off; the phone only switches to its secondary camera when the sensor detects light of 10 Lux or less, which is almost pitch black.

Their games run the gambit from freemium to pay - once.