Considering that the future of the nation is very much tied to our ability to educate our citizens, you bet it is a national crisis.
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Add to that DVD sales (not to mention Muppet merchandise) and you can bet Disney is confident it made the right deal.
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But if you are a Wharton professor, it is a pretty certain bet that you have a great deal of knowledge that is not shared by the general public.
If you want to make a big bold bet on new tech, you need to have the ability to convince others that it is a good idea.
Getting a flu shot while you're healthy won't give you 100% protection, but it is your best bet.
Oh, and given that its main selling point is a security feature, you can bet it'll be sold to businesses over consumers.
When you look at the pathetic support for Bowles-Simpson when it was actually put to a vote in the House last March -- 16 Republicans and 22 Democrats supported it -- you see why cynicism is always a safe bet in Washington.
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But had Andy Barnes, then the Times Publishing chairman and chief executive, lost his nerve or made a fatal misstep in the fight with Bass, you can bet that the Times wouldn't be independently owned and operated as it is today.
As it stands, "Matilda" is still such a favorite, you could use it in a parlay bet: With the Kentucky Derby coming up on May 4, if you bet on all the horses to win and "Matilda" to win Best Musical on June 9, you'd walk away a winner.
But if reform is dead, you can bet John McCain won't let anyone forget about it.
If you think there is even a small chance Arena will make it through this time, a bet on it might have made sense.
Once the government is in the business of providing insurance for the uninsured, you can bet that it'll expand eligibility so that Washington eventually has a de facto nationalized medical insurance program.
You can bet that every NHL player is rooting for a long playoff run by the Leafs, if it is not at the expense of their own team.
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