Sentences with phrase «gambits for»

One of the usual press gambits for an art fair is to have an insurance firm estimate the gross value of all works brought to the fair.

The player utilizes the «Gambit System» which allows you to assign certain combat roles for the characters you aren't controlling, and you can even opt to set up Gambits for the party leader too.

The battles, which occur instantly and with no transition, more or less run themselves - your job is to set up intelligent Gambits for your characters, which dictate their actions.

You will be swapping in and out of gambits for all the characters, trying to find the most effective strategy for each and every encounter.

Man oh man, I echo your concern about the profitability of these sorts of gambits for the content guys.

The CEO of Standard Chartered said tariffs could be an «effective» opening gambit for trade negotiations, but ultimately would provide a negative if there were escalating tensions between China and the U.S.

Following news of the IRS tax probe, one virtual currency lawyer said the agency's demand simply represented an opening gambit for negotiations — and that it that would end with Coinbase providing a far more narrow set of information.

It's a bit of a strange gambit for a treaty that has a six - month escape clause for any participant; while all parties currently seem reluctant to make any hasty decisions, the idea of tearing the bandage off over five excruciating years doesn't seem to hold much appeal either:

It's the picture on the front of his baby Bible; the opening gambit for engaging our pre-schoolers with the scriptural narrative.

You believe that some in your party saw AV as a gambit for a deal with the Lib Dems.

A similar gambit for expanding the civil law enforcement authority of the governor's Department of Financial Services should be rejected by the Legislature as well.

«The Good Life pulls one of the show's patented mini-twists when Bobby reveals to Wags that his order to reduce Axe Capital's positions across the board was a sneaky gambit for protecting the fund from a dip in the telecom market.»

It may not be the most conventional opening gambit for a group test, but I'm going to front up with a confession.

The educational gambit for Entourage was not what they expected, even though it basically was the selling point of the entire ecosystem.

The digital gambit for Sony in Japan is not without massive resistance by some very important sectors.

We view the U.S. trade actions so far more as an opening gambit for negotiations than the start of a trade war, as we write in our outlook.

Paired with the outstanding show of late Rothko paintings the installation looks like artistic endgame: a self - regarding gambit for cheap laughs versus a hard - won exploration of things beyond experience.

Following news of the IRS tax probe, one virtual currency lawyer said the agency's demand simply represented an opening gambit for negotiations — and that it that would end with Coinbase providing a far more narrow set of information.

In a research report released Wednesday, Kerrisdale Capital alleges Kodak's blockchain effort isn't genuine, going so far as to call it «a last - ditch stock promotion gambit for a company hurtling towards bankruptcy.»

Accessories also look to be a similarly tough gambit for the Essential, which wants to embrace a modular ecosystem of add - ons.

Leveraged buyouts have been a risky gambit for many retailers.

It's a classic gambit for job applicants to scan your desk or office for personal photos or other mementos to remark upon.

Not exact matches

In a sense, getting Netanyahu to be the front guy for this dangerous gambit is yet another way that, in the end, the West really does find Israel and the Israelis expendable.

So we might have expected the Old Chieftain to make short work of Newfoundland and Labrador's recent gambit to extract $ 280 million from Ottawa in exchange for its co-operation in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union.

The gambit still proved to be a win - win for both candidates, who earned headlines and television minutes highlighting Clinton's refusal to debate.

For China, there are a lot of upsides to this gambit.

Wylie's gambit seeks to resolve two issues: the assumption by publishers that existing contracts written before the advent of e-books automatically confer digital publishing rights, and the assumption that authors» royalty rates should remain at historic levels despite lower e-book production costs for publishers.

First gambit: FULL REFUND + COST OF MONEY: Ask for $ 243 million plus interest at 8 % for the past three years = $ 306 million now.

The political turn for The Swift Life is particularly interesting due to the fact that the pop singer herself famously avoids taking any political stance (with some critics arguing that her neutrality is a gambit aimed at maintaining the broadest possible appeal), with Swift even declining to denounce racist supporters who call her an «Aryan goddess.»

Kotick's online gambit doesn't make the need for consoles obsolete; in fact Activision is working with Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE), both of which sell Internet - connected systems, to ensure that Activision's web - based applications can be accessed on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

For Yeo, the gambit worked.

More from @Work: AT&T's $ 1 billion gambit: Retraining nearly half its workforce for jobs of the future Get ready, this year your next job interview may be with an A.I. robot «Autonomous weapons are among the world's dumbest ideas»: A.I. CEO At FCCI, a Sarasota, Florida - based company that provides commercial property and casualty insurance through independent agents, 34 percent of the workforce is age 50 and older.

The Section 301 gambit is a risky one for two main reasons.

He and other analysts said Icahn's gambit may enrich investors by pushing up the share price, but the ultimate goal of activist investors is to make money for themselves.

(CNN)- As the Palestinians push for statehood recognition this week at the United Nations, perhaps no group has spoken out more against the gambit - or has been more outspokenly supportive of Israel - than Christian Zionists.

All the elements were in place for one of those larger than ordinary mortals» performances, but the gambit seems to have fallen flat.

The reformers were finally manipulated into giving permission for the old gambit of permitted bigamy actually to be practised on the example of the Patriarchs of the Old Testament.

I would go so far as to suggest that the Nationals might even explore the rare win - now - team - trading - for - the - future gambit.

The physical weakness does not make it possible for me to be as powerful as I need to be, and this makes your decision something of an understandable gambit, does it not?

The Scot has adopted a more youthful transfer policy of late and Ferguson is now lining up an opening gambit of a move with a # 5m bid for Fischer could be a wise one but that sort of fee is not likely to persuade Ajax to sell, not in today's inflated transfer market.

While Louis van Gaal may have been rebuffed with his opening gambit, it would be a surprise if the club did not formulate another offer for the 29 - year - old [Daily Mail].

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.

Now, by NDA's latest gambit — an ecological equivalent of cutting your nose to spite your face — they are preparing the Niger Delta (whether in or outside Nigeria) for a future of sustained underdevelopment.

From Harold Wilson in 1975 opting for a referendum to quell internal disquiet in the Labour Party, to Tony Blair's pledge on the single currency and the constitutional treaty as gambits to close down the European issue for an election but to encourage conflict within the Conservatives, EU referendum commitments have been driven largely by British politics.

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.

It wouldn't be wrong to call this a political gambit, given that Cuomo offered it far too late in the session for the Legislature to act, and given, too, his steady habit of claiming control when it suits him and shirking stewardship when it doesn't.

But they fitted the Government's narrative as well as playing to the Conservatives» key audiences, which means they can stand as more than just a political gambit to make life difficult for the two Eds.

unless you count the revelations that other Secretaries of State have been doing the same thing for quite some time and the one where Kevin McCarthy, house majority whip, admitted it is being kept going as an election gambit.

The Prime Minister's EU referendum bill gambit was rushed out to quell the threat of a large number of Conservative MPs voting for John Baron's amendment to the Queen's Speech.

«I hope it's not just a budget - cutting exercise» On the prospect of defence cuts, former army chief General Sir Mike Jackson told Channel 4 News: «I seem to recall Dr Fox in his first speech saying there will be cuts — an interesting opening gambit and not one I care for.