Sentences with phrase «significant bet»

In 2017, the billionaire placed a number of significant bets on the crypto market, separate from his own firm's trading activities.

The 27 - year - old has been heavily linked with Manchester City, but there has been significant betting in Germany which suggests that he could be bound for the Emirates instead, with the odds slashing to 4/1 from 12/1 at the start of the day.

Earlier this year, Charles Bolden, NASA's administrator, put a small but symbolically significant bet on the table, awarding $ 50 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (better known as the stimulus act) to private spacecraft developers, whom he called «the faces of the new frontier.»

By granting so many options, growth companies like Siebel Systems are making what amounts to a simple yet significant bet: they're wagering that in the ensuing years their employees» efforts will have increased the value of the company's shares enough to offset the considerable payout promised by the options they hold.

For Uber, Otto represents a significant bet on the future of transportation.

A Betfred spokesman said: «There were around 20 significant bets all on Holbrook at our shops in St Helens, Wigan and Leigh.

In online science discussions, the fate of this years summer sea ice has been the focus of a significant betting pool, a test of expert prediction skills, and a week - by - week (almost) running commentary.