Sentences with phrase «stakes poker game at»
Summary Capsule: James Bond, having just earned his double - oh status, learns the state of espionage today as he follows a trail of terrorism and murder to a high stakes poker game at Casino Royale.
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Dr Thekla Morgenroth, post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, and lead author of the paper said: «When people imagine a risk - taker, they might picture someone risking their fortune at a high - stakes poker game, an ambitious CEO, or someone crossing the Grand Canyon on a tightrope — but chances are that the person they picture will be a man.
The big gambling event for them is at a New Orleans casino, where they play in a high - stakes poker game.
Molly's Game is at its best when it's wrapped up in the high - stakes poker games, the unexpected turns of fate, and the spirit of competition that drives Molly Bloom to take charge of the game and the playGame is at its best when it's wrapped up in the high - stakes poker games, the unexpected turns of fate, and the spirit of competition that drives Molly Bloom to take charge of the game and the playgame and the players.
The odd - story - out centres on Johnny (Joseph Gordon - Levitt), a young gambler on a lucky streak who sits down opposite the city's corrupt Senator Roark (Powers Boothe) at a high - stakes poker game.
That plan, of course, is thwarted by 007, and Bond is back slightly on M's good side, leading her to let him join a high - stakes, no - limit hold -»em poker game run by Le Chiffre at the Casino Royale in Montenegro.
Balance of Performance is a high stakes game of poker with every manufacturer having a seat at the table.
However, this 2012 article also provides an interesting perspective: «Reading between the lines of the NTR annual report, it would appear that the aggressive Greenstar [NTR's Irish waste management business] writedowns were at least in part a game of high - stakes poker» as NTR was «attempting to buy the loans from the banks at a discount».
But there was little disagreement that playing what amounts to two games of high - stakes poker at the same time by driving up greenhouse - gas concentrations is a bad idea, particularly as ever more people concentrate on coastlines in both rich and poor countries.
You're exactly right that we are «playing what amounts to two games of high - stakes poker at the same time by driving up greenhouse - gas concentrations».