But,to be on the safe side, he also places a smaller bet on the other team, to reduce a possible loss.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

And the sooner you learn -- get out.Get out!" MOTHER: "Mercy Maude,Frank, I'll bet you jumped six and nine-tenths inches that time."

VOA: special.2009.05.04

You might say that someone is hedging his bet when he invests in several different kinds of businesses.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

That was a good joke on me. By jingo, I'll bet I did jump six and nine-tenths inches.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

This past summer, the Black Entertainment Television network,BET, honored Wyclef with its Award for Humanitarian Work.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

You can bet your boots on that. Yet,truly important people are hard to replace.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

They are instruments that are created so that people can bet on them."

VOA: special.2010.04.30

I would bet all I have that he learned his lesson about gambling.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

In poker, you bluff when you bet heavily on a poor hand.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

The players bet money each time they receive another card.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

This means you win the money they have bet.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

And you bet you he did teach him,too.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

Giovanni,I will bet my life on it.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

I bet if I thinkabout it real hard I could remembermy first pair of shoes.

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