Meanwhile, as Agustino Fontevecchia pointed out here recently, the future of the Euro now rests largely on a game of bluff played out between the European Central Bank and the bond markets.

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In contrast, men tend to use threats, bluff, stake out extreme positions, and use competitive and confrontational tactics.

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The toughest day of this year's ride, according to one Web site I checked out, is Day One out of Sergeant Bluff, which is a suburb of Sioux City.

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Bank of America's gambit turned out to be a bluff.

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If it threatens to pull out of government, Mr Netanyahu should call its bluff.

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As one conservative commentator, George Will, has pointed out, Mr Bush might well get most of the judges he wants by calling the Democrats' bluff.

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