Sentence examples for ante given from inspiring English sources

Legitimacy is not ex ante given but must be designed into the arrangement and also upheld by involved parties acting upon a proper understanding of the role they may and/or shall play.

"Upping the ante gives it legitimacy".

Then he upped the ante, giving every employee $100 when Continental ranked No. 1 in on-time arrivals.

Olives, hummus and sunblush tomatoes can be added for £1.50 a pop, but it's really all about the atmosphere at Bramleys; until the recent renovation it felt a bit like your Granny's front room (in a good way) but the slick new colonial look has upped the ante and given it a sophisticated feel.

— Eric Asimov Travel + Leisure: Fancy hotels are upping their competitive ante by giving room service an element of decadent surprise.

The Raid 2: Berandal ups the ante to give us riots in the prison and battles in the bar; a girl wielding hammers and a boy brandishing a bat.

And Facebook upped the ante last week, giving developers the ability to run their Facebook-friendly applications outside its site.

It is better because ex ante it gives individuals the same prospects as the previous lottery, and it is more egalitarian ex post.

"The play-off places are not out of the question but there is no doubt we have to up the ante and give this crowd something to cheer about".

Last year, Google already upped the ante by giving all attendees a Samsung Galaxy tablet, as well as a Verizon hotspot and a Chromebook (and a Sony phone to everybody who came to a sessions about mobile gaming).

Spears' comanager Larry Rudolph is betting the label will ante up by giving her a multimillion-dollar advance, increasing her royalty rate, paying a larger part of promotional expenses or all of the above in order to keep a lucrative artist happy.