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.
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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