Sentences with phrase «something of a gamble»

As you can see, choosing your portfolio can be something of a gambling game, but then playing with the stock market always is.

Some of these companies have been privately funded, but some of the others have been crowdfunded, which is always something of a gamble for the funders.

Bringing him to Hull will be seen as something of a gamble by Bruce, but one that he is willing to take at the moment after missing out on some of his targets during the transfer window, and he may choose to take Bentley on trial before offering him a deal to sign with the Tigers.

The change in formation was something of a gamble by Conte after he watched his side endure consecutive losses to title - rivals Liverpool and Arsenal.

But planners acknowledge that the mission is something of a gamble considering the UAE's limited experience in space.

Playing an online game on its release is always something of a gamble, you never know if the game will work at all or what the game will be having problems with at the release.

Even at such a bargain price the investment made by Brendan Rodgers in January 2013 was still something of a gamble, though perhaps less so than subsequent deals for the likes of Mario Balotelli, and the Northern Irishman has done well to nurture Coutinho and show him enough faith to help the player mature into a real world - class talent.

However, the move would be a strange one and something of a gamble from Wenger as he has already allowed Lukas Podolski and Yaya Sanogo to leave the Emirates Stadium — both short - term loan deals to Inter Milan and Crystal Palace respectively.

Signing him would be something of a gamble if we do pay as much as # 10 million, although it may pay off.

The iOS version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown represents something of a gamble.

The variable is how soon the grim reaper will come for you, making life insurance something of a gamble.

If you know any Berryessa renters who a living without coverage for their contents, you'll need to inform them of the gambles that they're taking in the face of all the crime that regularly occurs in the state of California.

SPAB secretary Philip Venning says, «The situation could well become something of a gamble for hundreds of historic buildings.

However, Forlan's last spell in England was hardly anything to write home about, and his signing could be seen as something of a gamble — though it is unlikely he would be a regular starter for any of the touted sides...

Pogba may be something of a gamble for that price given his relative inexperience, though he does look to have the potential to become a great of his generation.

Mehdi Benatia and Dante both have a frustrating capacity to blow a fuse from time to time and though the Basque, Javi Martinez is back in the squad following knee reconstruction, it would be something of a gamble to go with him.

E-petitioning, they say, is «something of a gamble» but, ultimately, is a «gamble worth taking».

Before Iron Man made Robert Downey Jr. a blockbuster movie star, he was still considered something of a gamble.

And while active investing may be something of a gamble, it's not as reckless as playing the lottery with your life savings.

The developers behind Alien Hominid, Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater have suggested that no matter what size you are — big or small, in - house or independent — games development is something of a gamble, and that the industry «crap shoot» is not going away any time soon.

The only major disadvantage of ELSS is the fact that the risk involved is very high which makes for a something of a gamble.

That's what makes the Note 7 something of a gamble: the spec sheet doesn't immediately offer anything competitors can't match or trade blows with.