Word: wager
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...small majority of voters apparently were ready to wager on the good qualities they see in Carter, as against the mysteries they still find in his personality. Clearly, when they finally made up their minds in one of the most indecisive voting moods in modern times, they based their choice on the potential of Carter rather than on the relatively predictable, limited Ford they know...
...suit. The N.F.L.'s concern about fixes is real and its policing of the game is aggressive. A full-time staff of investigators monitors coaches and players, and the league is quick to act when it scents potential trouble; witness the celebrated suspension of Paul Hornung for wagering on games and the order that Joe Namath sell his interest in a restaurant frequented by betting types. Illegal gambling on pro football is already massive, of course: polls have indicated that 31 million Americans wager some $15 billion annually on the outcome of N.F.L. games. But the N.F.L. argues that...
Bobby Thompson shot an 85 while freshman Gene Purdy had an 86. Dave Paxton turned in an 88 to lose his match and three dollars in a side wager with McNealy. John Bartlett...
Judith Sch wager Hoffman Estates...
...time is the Depression, and these bouts are appropriately called pickup matches. They are not staged in rings but on barges, in factories or ware houses, anywhere working men are likely to wager a few bucks of their meager paychecks. Hard Times is a first feature by Walter Hill, who used to be solely a screenwriter (the intriguing Hickey and Boggs, Sam Peckinpah's The Getaway). Director Hill's debut is controlled and fairly confident; working at his peak, he gives a strong taste of the heel-end poverty of the times. Hill is also responsible for Charles...