But he was willing to take chances, as he did when he booked Bob Dylan, then a folksinger, in the early '60s.

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Galleries are more willing to take chances on unproven talent over here.

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If our government signals that it is willing to use the antitrust laws to punish success, the future Googles of the world will be less willing to take chances, and more likely to pull their competitive punches.

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While these claims will only be tested at the polls on Tuesday, neither side is willing to take any chances.

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It seems the job market has been willing to take its chances about this for a while now with regards to how it compensates MBA graduates.

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Investors have shown they are willing to take the chances that the dollar will weaken against the Brazilian real, in this case, providing additional upside to the investment.

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"Certainly a lot of artists might be unfairly judged as a result of this, but I think that given the high level of shock and sadness that permeated the country, nobody is willing to take any chances, " McCabe said.

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