Word: bets
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...unexpected economic downturn is that the gambling instinct gets kicked out of everyone. That goes from the man at the Black Jack table who has been up 48 hours drinking Scotch and trying to win a few hundred dollars back, to the person who is too afraid to bet a portion of his income on buy a house because it may lose some of its value...
CRITIC'S PICKS: Here's your TIME reviewer's annotated Oscar ballot. But these predictions (not preferences) come with a caveat: Don't bet your bailout bundle on "expert" opinions. You'd do just as well with a Ouija board...
...Israeli government claim that its Defense Forces "is an ethical army" in light of such atrocities? Israel clearly timed its attacks to coincide with the vacuum of power between U.S. Presidents, banking on our indifference. And to our shame, their bet paid off, for they've again gotten away with it. Tamra Fallman, ITHACA...
...Vilnius Poker,” a novel by late Lithuanian author Ricardas Gavelis, and recently translated into English by Elizabeth Novickas, sets up a metaphorical card game to puzzle even the most seasoned players. With four narrators at the table, each of whom bluffs, bets, and folds accordingly, Gavelis conducts a profound autopsy of Lithuanian identity garroted by Soviet rule. This ambitious endeavor is admirably achieved. Gavelis’ writing is a paragon of surrealist creativity and an intensely interesting read, filled with effortlessly intelligent prose and a wryly macabre voice. What’s at stake...
...House bill, and the meager GOP support in the Senate - just those three votes - prompted Republican complaints that the Dems were not living up to Obama's campaign promise of bipartisanship. But in voting en masse against the bill, the GOP is making a risky long-term bet, said Clyde Wilcox, a political science professor at Georgetown University. "The GOP is gambling here that the stimulus does not work, and they can make big gains in 2010. Given the sticky economy, that is certainly a possibility," Wilcox said. "But all it took for Ronald Reagan...