Word: betting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...million is a pittance when weighed against the publicity and public sympathy NBC has gained from its decision to forfeit coverage of the Games. Besides, America loves a horse race. So do journalists. And the only Olympic brand of horse racing is equestrian. You can't bet on equestrian...
Using computers for seismic surveys, and new drilling technologies to dig deeper, geologists are looking everywhere, from the frozen Arctic to the jungles of Africa and South America. With bet-a-billion gusto, they are searching for new energy Eldorados...
Maybe. Dr. Joe has undoubtedly begun to steer the Argentine economy in the proper direction, and it could be approaching something of a boom era. But the Argentines have a long and discouraging tradition of social turmoil. There are still plenty of skeptics willing to bet that they will once again manage to turn immense potential and budding economic stability into politically induced poverty...
...Borg first came to public notice, no one had used the shot since Australian Vivian McGrath in the 1930s. Needless to say, Borg's method was considered idiosyncratic, a stylistic dead end. For that matter, topspin was viewed as the last refuge of Bobby Riggs trying to win a bet. The patient base-line game has rarely been seen since Jean-RenéLacoste was outfoxing stronger foes in the 1920s. All the elements were there, but the mix awaited a slight Swedish boy and a train of serendipitous events...
...bet," the voice said emphatically. "Hackett said he wanted a first place and a spot on the honorary Olympic Team which will travel to China in August...