Like any good gambler though, opponents of this critical resource development have an ace in the hole.
AIPAC's ace in the hole is the idea that it represents Jewish interests in a country that is generally philo-Semitic.
Even without nuclear weapons, North Korea has an ace in the hole.
Despite backing legislation that would end Ace's perceived sweetheart tax deal, both Chubb and Hartford had lower tax rates than Ace in 1999.
"It's clear they feel that the one ace in the hole that they still hold is national security and fighting terrorism, " VandeHei says.
Though Artfire has a long way to go in terms of site traffic, their ace in the hole is their value-added user-centered support.
Schering-Plough thinks its ace in the hole may be a modified version of Claritin that has already been put into the FDAs approval pipeline.
Wainwright has won five of his last six starts, recapturing his form as the staff ace in his second season coming off reconstructive elbow surgery.
The company has another possible ace in its pocket: it is one of the few financial firms to act as a primary dealer of Treasury securities.
Of course this isn't that surprising considering HD DVD's ace in the hole Universal and Paramount are on the bench for the third week in a row.
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And while other print magazines such as Lucky and Elle have crossed the e-commerce divide, von Borries is convinced Refinery29 has an ace in its pocket: community.
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They also have discovered an ace in Taylor Williams, who started his career at Washington State before moving to a junior college last year and winding up in Kent, Ohio.
Which is why although they are expensive to build and costly to run, such cultural buildings are seen as an ace in the pack when it comes to urban regeneration.
GM's weakness in the Old Economy--jack of all models, master of few--could turn out to be an ace in the New Economy car-portal wars, which will calculate value on ears-per-hour, not J.
He also has a big stake in the PT Adaro coal concession -- controlled by Graeme Robertson, an Indonesia-based Australian businessman -- which gives him an ace in bidding for power projects.
But the reason why so many of these mortgage companies were making loans that banks couldn't make is because they had an ace in the hole, and their ace in the hole was Wall Street.
Mr McCain's ace in the hole has been his claim that his opponent is too naive and inexperienced to be trusted with the big decisions that he will withdraw precipitously from Iraq to satisfy his liberal base and thereby undermine America's war on terror.
With that in mind, we list six stocks recommended by Vahan Janjigian, our ace picker in the Forbes house.
The total number of storms and ACE Index in the Atlantic are expected to be at or below normal for the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
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According to a study by Ace Metrix in Ad Age, celebrities do nothing to help sell a product, sometimes they can even hurt sales.
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And the ace card in their hand as they pursue that is Fernando Alonso, who marked himself out as a future superstar with some excellent drives.
The Mariners' ace was in the midst of another top outing at Yankee Stadium, outpitching CC Sabathia in the first matchup between the former Cy Young Award winners and taking a 3-0 lead into the sixth inning.
Last night at a party at the Ace Hotel in New York, Moto Guzzi and Hammarhead Industries unveiled the latest in a line of Guzzi Originals, a vintage-looking bike called the V7 Wayward cafe racer.
But McQuarrie has an ace, in the shape of his supporting cast: not just Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, and Robert Duvall but a dead-eyed Werner Herzog, no less, in the role at once camp and genuinely frightening of an icy mastermind.
But if Texas wins the series, better for them to finish it off in six, thus avoiding the need to use ace Cliff Lee in a deciding game.
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He went there, ostensibly, to remove Red Sox pitching ace Pedro Martinez in favor of a relief pitcher.
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Dutch coastguards have called off a search and rescue operation after the sinking of the Baltic Ace cargo ship in the North Sea.
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Syracuse, which trailed 23-19 after a poor first half, found a way to foil Dieng, Louisville's shot-blocking defensive ace, early in the second half.
Syracuse, which trailed 23-19 after a poor first half, briefly found a way to foil Dieng, Louisville's shot-blocking defensive ace, early in the second half.
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