bet
There is considerable debate in the academic literature over the relevance or
otherwise of the size-of-bet in gauging respondents' solutions🧬 to these types or risks.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
First, it limited betting on races and other athletic
events to🧬 just one day per week. From the Cambridge English Corpus
It does conform to
the bet hedging hypothesis of maximizing the🧬 period of transmission and maximizing the
likelihood of contacting the next host. From the Cambridge English Corpus
She was a
mild-mannered🧬 person, but when she wanted something, you bet your life she got it, both
with her parents and with me.🧬 From the Cambridge English Corpus
I'll bet her heart will
ache above one week. From the Cambridge English Corpus
Clearly here an🧬 axiom of
interpretation is being invoked, rather than a bet about the states of mind of the
population. From the🧬 Cambridge English Corpus
Fines and imprisonment could, and indeed
did, follow for those found guilty of placing or accepting off-course cash🧬 bets. From
the Cambridge English Corpus
The materials do not hedge their bets and never patronise
pupils. From the Cambridge English🧬 Corpus
In manic patients, the ' conservative '
tendency to bet less than controls on favourable outcomes appears superficially at odds
🧬 with their poor quality or ' risky ' decisions. From the Cambridge English Corpus
Next,
subjects are offered a series of🧬 betting options, giving them the opportunity to place
a ' bet ' on their choice being correct. From the Cambridge🧬 English Corpus
A better bet
would be to go to the separate volumes that cover these topics more thoroughly and
clearly.🧬 From the Cambridge English Corpus
Since the present participles form the most
common cases, forgetting, letting, shutting, and betting might also🧬 be expected to
exhibit t-to-r. From the Cambridge English Corpus
On this account, subjects look at the
worst possible outcome for🧬 each bet, and choose between bets accordingly. From the
Cambridge English Corpus
Once those perceptions occur and the relevant motor centers
🧬 light up, only a fool would bet against the appropriate behavioral output. From the
Cambridge English Corpus
You cannot tell, out🧬 of context, whether someone is talking
about a pet or a pen, a bet or a bed. From the Cambridge🧬 English Corpus
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are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not
represent🧬 the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University
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