Word: betting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While it might be a bit premature to talk national championship just yet, though it seems a safe bet that Saturday's Harvard Penn confrontation should go a long way in deciding the title. Sorry, hockey fans--this one's for women's lacrosse...
...debut, following the demise of the Entertainment Channel and CBS Cable, comes at a moment when cable industry analysts are circumspect about the immediate future. But the folks at WSM and Group W are bullish about the prospects for the Nashville Network. WSM has bet $50 million that America's growing army of country music fans will make the network profitable within three years...
...standard Harvard line. Right after "Gee, Harvard food...." and "The heat in in our room..." comes "Boy, students of today are so unconcerned, so apathetic." Such a safe bet--you can't be on the wrong side of the argument: the burden of proof is on those who dispute the evidence of apathy...
...Voters bet on a chummy, charismatic new leader
SOUTH AFRICAN dramatists and writers alike must continually resist the considerable temptation to overuse apartheid themes in their work. In artistic terms, after all, it's a safe bet. The writer knows very well where he stands, what his task is--he can count on the audience to react predictably. Readers and viewers, too, are attracted to the theme: they can feel the profound emotions of injustice and compassion without too much effort. There is an almost conditioned response involved...