Sentences with phrase «stakes for something»

«It's high stakes for something that's not an exact science,» he said.

Not exact matches

Whether it's a politician, organizer or corporate sponsor, each entity has something at stake and needs to spin the event's benefits for taxpayers, who typically fund the majority of costs.

Slogar, for instance, has leaned on the federal government's Trade Commissioner Service to help find reputable partners, something that can be more challenging in places where competitors haven't already staked out well - worn paths.

He had only just learned something was awry when, as an investor in three of Concrete's buildings, he had received proxy forms asking him to sign over his stakes to a company called Strategic Group in return for unsecured debentures, a kind of IOU not backed by real collateral, promising to pay him 6 % a year.

Malicious elements have something to lose so it is impossible for there to be nothing at stake.

Reporters from several major news outlets staked out the strip club for hours and hours this weekend, just in case a porn star said or did something newsworthy.

For those of you not familiar with the SAFT, or «Simple Agreement for Future Tokens,» this is an option agreement modelled after something called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raiFor those of you not familiar with the SAFT, or «Simple Agreement for Future Tokens,» this is an option agreement modelled after something called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raifor Future Tokens,» this is an option agreement modelled after something called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raifor Future Equity) used by Y Combinator to reduce the complexity of early - stage raises (say, $ 2 million - ish), staking out a position in a investment prospect's cap table in a legally - binding way without going through the trouble of doing a full - bore Series A process of diligence, docs & raise.

According to this article, he still holds a large personal stake in WR Grace (and what must be a massive personal deferred tax liability of something close to $ 100 million — he bought the stock for $ 2 in the early 2000's).

You have learned something about Paul's situation and realize what is at stake for Paul at this point.

To understand what he is talking about, one needs to know something of the issue at stake in the whole letter, the problems in the Galatian churches to which it is sent, the peculiar meanings words like «law» have for Paul, and similar matters of historical understanding.

Hard Christian pacifism is perhaps an answer for some (for the pacifistic Stanley Hauerwas, for instance, who, in something of an irony, was named «America's best theologian» by Time magazine only two days before the events of September 11 massively raised the stakes of American pacifism).

Unfortunately for those people who staked out the position that the West was something special in 2014, bowl season was a disaster.

Those benefits are staked in the idea that something like what the Vikings achieved Sunday night is possible: a miracle, just for you, to validate all that time you've spent on your favorite sports team.

However, the 29 - year - old appears set for a return to Europe just a few months later with speculation suggesting that he will be included as something of a sweetener by Ma in his bid to gain a majority stake in the Italian giants.

Everyone and their brother knows that it's not uncommon for teams to not even dress players that might be on the move, especially high - valued assets... can you even imagine a Sanchez that was emotionally invested in the future of this club not playing to start the season; considering the stakes and his penchant for playing injured... he should be chomping at the bit after his Confed loss and lengthy layoff... there is clearly something wrong here and I don't mean an abdominal strain... either the club is freezing him out, for whatever selfish reason, or he's simply using every last tool in the shed before dropping the request for transfer bomb

The stakes are just too high nowadays when it comes to the very highest level of the sport and I really believe it's time for something to be done.

Marko Arnautovic is seemingly alone in the Hammer of the Year stakes whilst Declan Rise will have to win something even if they make a special category for him.

While much blame can be placed on Labour's regulatory system for both the banking crisis and abuses that are regularly unfolding before the eyes of an incredulous public, the chancellor's focus today should have remained on the reputation of the City being «at stake» - as put to him by shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves - and a culture change, something that all parties agree to be critical.

For VanBlarcum something more important may be at stake: preserving a department he's served since a teenager.

And after all her talk about working for women she comes up short when the really is something at stake..

«I think if we can just slow down a little bit on the high - stakes assessment and get teachers comfortable using something like Toward High School Biology or units from IQWST then teachers will begin to get a feel for what [the new standards] mean and will start seeing a difference in their students learning,» Roseman said.

For Canadian singles, there's no contest - in a complementary study, those surveyed revealed that swimming is # 1 in the sexy stakes (unfortunately, there's no word on whether or not Speedos have something to do with that outcome!).

For Canadian singles, there's no contest - in a complementary study, those surveyed revealed that swimming is # 1 in the sexy stakes (we can only guess at whether or not Speedos have something to do with that outcome!).

It's not a true test as reality shows go: after all, there are no stakes for the retarded heiresses asked to spend five weeks living the titular life who don't treat the stunt as an opportunity to improve themselves but as one to mess around at the expense of people for whom there is something at stake — like livelihood.

That said, as an efficient, low - stakes thriller, A Patch of Fog comes recommended, mainly thanks to the showcase it provides for its leads: two reliable character actors given a chance to headline a psychologically probing battle - of - the - wits, something usually reserved for bigger movie stars, when this sort of film had an easier time getting funded in the current landscape.

Building off of the new poster and teaser footage, the first full - length trailer for Captain America 2 raises the stakes for its titular hero — and the franchise — while successfully proving that Marvel Studios and directors (and brothers) Anthony and Joe Russo have crafted something not only intentionally different than its predecessors, but vastly larger in terms of scale and scope.

He had several opportunities for a better life, we learn, but he continued to embrace the life he thought he deserved, unwilling to put forth the effort to stake a claim on something he'd have to fight for.

Known for some of the most creative and tight screenplays in contemporary film history, it's absolutely baffling to see the Coens deliver something with next to nothing at stake and zero involvement from a character perspective.

But without knowledge of their plan, their location (respective to one another and their goal, whatever that might be), their peril, or the stakes, you're left with four people doing something for some reason, necessitating our willingness to play along with the charade that we know who these people are, what their goal is, and why we should care.

We hear Lawrence's Dominika lay out the stakes for the character quite matter - of - factly when she says, «I saw something I was not supposed to.

For most superhero movies, the love story is usually nothing more than a subplot or something to add emotional stakes, but in Wonder Woman, it's key to the growth of both characters.

Something needs to happen for the stakes to be raised even higher and for the conflict to escalate.

There was real money at stake (a budget of $ 2,000 for two winning proposals), plus a chance to do something about those trash - filled lots.

«Of course, whether or not students learn should be part of a teacher's and administrator's evaluation, but when you have high stakes for students, teachers and administrators and little or no accountability for the $ 254 million contract lawmakers have given to the testing company, something is wrong.

«It's never a good idea to use something for high stakes without working out the bugs,» Danielson said.

Additionally, students must have something at stake in taking tests used for teacher evaluation.

Ben shares some ideas on options for investors who are sitting on large gains in their portfolio, with a focus on position sizing (rebalance when something gets larger than your targeted asset allocation), avoiding concentration in a single stock (specifically employer granted stocks), the benefits of diversification, and «reverse dollar cost averaging», whereby you gradually reduce your stake in highly valued equity by regular sales over a course of several months.

As for neighborhood dogs staked outdoors and left to suffer the bitter cold, there's something you can do about that, too.

There is just something about the smell of that jerky or scrumptiousness of that stake that hits all the buttons for your beloved companion.

Only four games were investigated for this report, but the Gaming Commission set out their four criteria for games to be deemed to include gambling: they need to be a game, the player must stake something that can lead to profit or loss, and the result needs to be randomised.

It's a way to temporarily lower the stakes, the interactive equivalent of comic relief, something to replenish your store of patience in order to ready yourself for the next day's toil.

I'm not suggesting the developers kill a main Final Fantasy character for no reason, but they should raise the stakes in the plots to help gamers feel their actions mean something, adding some realism by having real vulnerability, not invincible characters who overcome every adversity no matter how ridiculous.

Through the medium of photography, Marey found ways to bring to light something akin to what Marcel Duchamp referred to as «an invisible fourth dimension, something you can't see with your eyes».30 In the case of Martin's paintings, where modes of representation are at stake, that invisible thing is revealed as empty, a container for meaning where no meaning actually resides.

The work is not some radical staking out of new territory, but it sure does want to move beyond the dirge - like endgame normally ascribed to abstract painting for a chance to describe something else.

George Monbiot: I can understand why people are pushing for a more ethical pattern of investment, but I think there are also matters of principle at stake here and one of the principles is very simply that corporations will not give universities money unless they are expecting something in return.

Within the climate change context, risk can be defined as the potential for consequences where something of human value (including humans themselves) is at stake and where the outcome is uncertain.

In layman's terms the IPO goes something like this, a company would pay $ 10 million to the athlete in return for a 20 % stake in the athlete's future earnings.

Alibaba Invests in Department Store Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba announced that it will pony up US$ 700 million for a minority stake in a Chinese department store operator, marking something of a reverse migration from online to traditional retail.

For investors, these tokens offer exposure to a red - hot sector as well as the ability to quickly and easily trade their stake in a project — something not traditionally possible with early - stage investments.

The Ethereum creator also made it known that a stable supply of ETH is «something to consider,» due to the fact that the change of Ethereum to a Proof - of - Stake agreement will discard the need for mining and also permit the platform to distribute payments without creating new crypto - coins.