Word: betting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...what, in the end, does she want as the legacy of her Elizabethan Age? In the way of monarchies, one part of the answer is already determined: Charles, then William. At this stage they appear to be a good bet. But, as the 1990s proved to the Windsors, human bloodlines can be as fickle as horses'. "Self-destruction is their biggest problem," says Prochaska; and that, in the end, will depend on choices the future Kings themselves will make. As for the institution of the monarchy, the Queen's track record reveals what she wants to leave behind: a Crown...
...Regardless of how those compensation schemes are worked out, it's a safe bet that other networks will follow Disney's lead. Rafat Ali, editor and founder of the influential business website PaidContent.org, says, "NBC will probably push a lot of their programs through [its new acquisition] iVillage.com, and Fox really hasn't done much with marketing or streaming their shows on MySpace.com. But you'll see much more of that happening...
...while Democrats may dream that the problems in Iraq have permanently tipped the balance on national security, don't bet on it. It rarely takes them long to shoot themselves in the foot on the issue, and more importantly, much of the disillusionment seems to track President Bush himself. At the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies yesterday, Bush delivered another shaky performance, at one point laughing off a well-considered question about whether any law controls military contractors in Iraq. If the Democrats want to make America's crisis of confidence in Republican competence last, they'll have...
...magazine reported on internal debates inside the Bush administration on a military option to deal with Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Monday morning, President Bush dismissed the reports as "just wild speculation," saying such mind games happen "quite frequently here in the nation?s capital." But it?s a safe bet - assuming Tehran, which shows no sign of backing down, doesn?t retreat - that such "wild speculation" will ripen into "informed speculation" and finally into a real live war plan for Bush?s approval...
...Bridge to Nowhere, the album's best bet for a big hit, explores the lives of the directionless and dissatisfied. With his knack for storytelling, Roberts takes after iconic singer-songwriters like John Lennon and Bob Dylan, whom he credits as his influences. "I'm trying to make my contribution to the great tradition of rock 'n' roll," he says, adding that it's a "lofty goal." He's already proved himself sharper than most...