Apparently, when the chips are down, having a cat to cuddle goes a long way.

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Perverse as it might sound, when the chips are down our appetite for being scared witless increases.

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When the chips are down, what do you need the phone to do?

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"I think it shows there's probably a bit of extra concentration for away matches when the chips are down, " he said.

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And also that slower defensive methodical game is a game I think is most affective when the chips are down in March.

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It takes guts to raise a cheer when the chips are down.

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Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh says he wrote about having cancer to share his "grief so someone else can feel they are not alone when the chips are down".

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While developing an understanding of great communication skills is easier than one might think, being able to appropriately draw upon said skills when the chips are down is not always as easy as one might hope for.

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Leaders who lose their cool during times of intense stress pose operational risk to the businesses they are entrusted to run, in large part because they establish the available model for how to behave when the chips are down.

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