Sentences with phrase «stakes game»

Because of its potential and surrounding hype, flipping property for profit has become somewhat of a high stakes game for real estate professionals — one in which more and more players are getting involved.

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In the meantime, the pot keeps getting richer, and in the high stakes game of mall ownership, neither Simon nor General Growth is bluffing, and it's unlikely that either will fold.

Many of us enter the bedroom now as if we have been told we are about to play a high - stakes game.

The leadership qualities that once paved the path to success are now merely the price of admission to play in a high - stakes game with slim margin for error.

Google's efforts underscore what exactly is up for grabs in this high - stakes game.

It's a tactic that Eden Gillott Bowe, president of crisis management firm Gillott Communications, likened to «a really expensive, high - stakes game of chess.»

The bottom line is that without auto liability insurance, you are gambling in a very high stakes game.

It is a high - stakes game of indigenous peoples, governments, international NGOs and investors.

Instead of playing other sectors of the Canadian economy as chips in some high - stakes game of pipeline poker, Harper should affirm Canadian sovereignty — and confirm U.S. fecklessness — by fast - tracking energy projects of all description.

Billions are spent on systems built according to those standards — it is a high - stakes game.

Inside a tent at the SELECT Fair, artist Fawn Rogers held a high - stakes game where paintings of high - powered collectors were the cards.

In the high - stakes game of international branding, physical expansion, and spiritual reorientation, the Met is relying on what it knows, and what it knows is... the Tate.

YouTube superstar Felix «PewDiePie» Kjellberg was under intense pressure over the weekend, during a high - stakes game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

The new episode focuses on the level design process and the work that went into making every map in Evolve the perfect environment for a high - stakes game of hide - and - go - seek.

In Heavy Gear Assault players can become pilots on the distant planet of Terra Nova, fighting in a high - stakes game called Gear Dueling.

Their wrinkled face gives the Chow Chow the look of an American Bulldog that recently lost in a high - stakes game of Poker.

Big publishing houses invest big dollars in the high - stakes game of creating the next blockbuster hit.

She becomes a chess piece in a high stakes game for power.

Entangled in a high - stakes game of duplicity and betrayal which threatens not only his career and potential fortune, but also the lives of his fellow players, Richard has to call on all he has now learned from the brightest stages and the darkest alleyways of the city.

By the end of the novel, we begin to see why Hector and Cesar would even bother playing such a high - stakes game.

Balance of Performance is a high stakes game of poker with every manufacturer having a seat at the table.

Once again, the Florida Legislature has failed to pass a budget in 60 days due in no small part to their «win at any cost» high - stakes Game of Thrones process.

Recruitment is a high - stakes game where only the company smart enough to make the right offer to the right professional comes out as the winner.

Teaching a core tested subject like middle school math in the challenging environment of urban public schools is a high - stakes game.

Bravely (and naively) he challenges the home team to a high stakes game where the champions will win the right to the contested land.

Alden Ehrenreich's Han and Donald Glover's Lando trade barbs over a high - stakes game of Sabacc in a new TV spot for Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Game Night is about a group of friends and their high stakes game night on steroids, only it becomes hard to tell what's part of the game and whatever criminal activity they've stumbled upon.

He convinces younger player Curtis to join him on a road trip, and they begin gambling their way towards a high - stakes game in New Orleans.

When a group of famed scientists experience untimely «accidents,» a government task force follows the trail of clues to the Justice League — and into a high stakes game of intrigue, mystery and action that asks the question: How do you serve justice to those above the law?

Tyler Perry stars as a homicide detective in search of a serial killer: «The two face off in a high - stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits.»

Gordon agrees on the condition that Jake facilitate a meeting between himself and Winnie, and the two men soon fall into a high - stakes game of maneuvering and subterfuge.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Sport MPAA rating: NR Director: Robert Rossen Actors: Paul Newman, George C. Scott, Jackie Gleason Plot: A young pool player challenges a long - time champion in a high stakes game of pool.

Willem eventually leads an uprising against the hideous Colonel Swannell (Grant Swanby) through a high stakes game of Rugby.

Soon, Eddie finds a high - stakes game with legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) that he doesn't know to leave in time.

But here, the two phone it in, and play a low stakes game.

Told through the eyes of six American basketball players who joined Maccabi Tel Aviv and helped shape the team that beat Russia, and featuring interviews with NBA iconic legends Bill Walton and David Stern, ON THE MAP combines the pulse pounding action of a high - stakes game with an incendiary political situation to deliver a film that mesmerizes fans of the game and captures the spirit of a nation triumphant against all odds.

It's a high stakes game of intrigue, mystery and action that asks the question: How do you serve justice to those above the law?

From its opening scene slowly falling down Violet's closet in a continuous panning shot that makes her hat boxes and skin - tight dresses seem more like a modern city than a wardrobe, Bound quickly proves itself as a tightly constructed (and unexpectedly funny) lesbian noir with incredible camerawork, solid acting by the entire cast and tight pacing that'll keep you feeling empathizing with Violet, Corky and Caesar as their high - stakes game take several reversals of fortune.

When a group of famed scientists experience untimely «accidents,» a government task force follows the trail of clues to the Justice League into a high - stakes game of intrigue, mystery, and action that asks the question: How do you serve justice to those above the law?

Mikey is a bundle of nerves on the eve of Fashion Week; Nikki and Jill host their first Passover Seder as a couple; Whitney plays a high - stakes game of paint ball; Rose's grandmother falls ill; Tracy gains insight into her past from a psychic.

The film has an interesting cast — Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Shannon and, of course, 50 Cent — but the action seems to revolve around Control star Sam Riley as a man who assumes the identity of a dead man only to end up in a high stakes game of Russian roulette.

In Costner, writer - director Robinson has found the perfect player for a personal - stakes game, a guy with a leg - it - out intensity and kidlike enthusiasm.

There are links below the Review of Chasing Perfection: A Behind - the - Scenes Look at the High - Stakes Game of Creating an NBA Champion by Andy Glockner.

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Meet Pro Hockey Player Nic Kerdiles When Canada scored two dramatic goals in the last few minutes of a high - stakes game against Sweden in the World Junior Hockey Championship final, a sea of

We surprised random trivia teams by turning a regular bar trivia night into a high stakes game show.

But in the high stakes game of online love, there are some solutions for having fun, exploring the dating world and still playing it safe.

But when you toe the line for a big race or you're in the middle of a high - stakes game, are you able to stay connected with the present moment?

It's a high - stakes game, and even the scientists are hedging their bets; some of Venter's projects involve cellulosic biofuels, similar to what Keasling is doing.