Sentences with phrase «to play one's hand»

And finally, sometimes simple fate plays a hand in matching animals to people.

Everyone is forced to play a hand of long odds.

We recommend that you don't play hand games or chasing games that encourage a dog to bite or run away.

But yet he has only played a hand full of games as a number 9.

Worst sports game I have ever played hands down.

If partner happens to be weak you might just as well play the hand at one no trump, and the suggested call takes care of that contingency.

The industry played its hand too early and we're still in that same round of cards.

It also plays a hand in our immune system and inflammation.

Including this in your resume will give your employer a better playing hand when it comes to negotiating your salary.

To be certain, not everything is positive — but we must play our hands with the cards we are dealt.

You don't want to play your hand before all the cards are on the table.

«But the truth is this: there was no other responsible way to play the hand dealt to the political parties by the British people at the election,» he added.

I decided not to play my hand all at once.

And, I mean, we felt like, look, we haven't played our hand here yet.

I am singer and play hand drums and keyboards.

At current trends, in the next 3 - 4 years we will have played our hand fully and it will no longer be possible to conceal the real problem of our escalating emissions.

It is a catch 22, and one that government played a hand in creating.

Whereas in the case of a subject line with a promotion, you are playing your hand from the start and allowing them to decline your email before they open it.

Unfortunately, the law was not written to be specific enough to prevent insurers from rating on the smaller factors that ultimately play a hand in where a customer lives.

You can't win if you don't play the hand, but you also can't win by playing too many hands.

It makes sense because we can only play the hand we have been dealt.

If he comes, he will play hands down.

Several factors can play a hand in causing a truck rollover accident, and most are due to a failure to follow standard safety protocols and driving rules.

It's important to note that this technique also plays hand - in - hand with the retrieval practice I discussed in my previous article.

During the 2012 election cycle, we saw the corporate «education reform» lobby begin to play their hand when it comes to the notion of local control of public education.

Esther has really played her hand right.

Global politics plays a hand as well, quietly embracing everything from Third World exploitation to racial and generational divides.

Maxine will always play a hands on and active role in any Security Department she is in charge of.

Ned plays the roster he has — not always playing the hand well but you get the hand you get.

If you want to claim he's fake for claiming to be the «real champ» despite his lack of defenses that's fine, but again he's just playing the hand he was dealt — even if the cards came from the bottom of the deck.

Gorsuch was playing his hand carefully and close to the vest, refusing to give away any clues about how he would rule in pending or possible future cases.

«To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate.»

As a negotiator, she is more subtle and restrained than her predecessor, Christine Quinn, who played her hand like an Irish ward boss.

It takes a while for Space Pirates And Zombies to really play its hand, but that's the trouble with something so wilfully creative - it takes time to peel away the layers.

I wanted to play hand after hand of blackjack.

I don't think that Wenger stumbled upon that system... I do think that injuries and some players not being all fit at the same time played a hand into what he could do more so at the back when trying to find stability!!

Development Corporation awarded a lucrative contract to build the Stockton Campus in Atlantic City to Joseph Jingoli & Son, a powerful builder who In the midst of a man mysteriously going missing, a father is pondering if evil spirits played a hand in his son's sudden disappearance 12 days ago

This is where the film plays its hand, allowing us to revel its key selling point; being a fly on the wall at the moment when he announced his staggering revelations on the mass surveillance plan of the NSA.

Well they don't usually play their hand because Microsoft down at challenge them.

Thankfully the movie gods played their hand well, and audiences were able to enjoy both actresses» spirited turns of telekinesis glory and intergalactic royalty respectively.

Meanwhile, Amazon played its hand in masterful fashion.

We recommend that you don't play hand games or chasing games that encourage a dog to bite or chase or where you chase your dog or puppy around the house or garden.

Women are at the forefront of this trend, often as spouses playing a hands - on role in family philanthropy that has included scaling up some of the largest foundations created in recent years.

Managed by five partners with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Toronto, Yaletown Partners plays a hands - on role with portfolio companies.

I think the way Wenger and the club have played their hand means as fans we can not expect too much of the future.

Against the strong - armed Parrish that seemed unlikely, but providence then played a hand.