Sentence examples for bets such as from inspiring English sources

"Novelty bets such as tie colour are popular in political betting," Darren Haines, of Paddypower, explained.

And the firm's longer-term bets, such as Watson, an artificial-intelligence computer system, could still turn into something big.

Suffragette was ignored entirely, as was the 007 adventure Spectre and the Krays biopic Legend, while outside bets such as Far from the Madding Crowd didn't materialise.

It starts with sure-fire bets such as Croatia, and other small digestible countries in the western Balkans such as Macedonia.

There is plenty of money sloshing about, but investors prefer safe, tangible bets such as property and factories over putting their cash into high-risk start-ups.

They duly took place in bellwether states such as Colorado, Iowa and North Carolina as well as in safer Republican bets such as Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia.

More usual are the deals that match the money they want you to bet, such as BetFred's £50 freebie if you make a £50 bet.

Some of the proposed bills specifically allow for in-game betting, such as those in West Virginia and New York.

But new forms of betting, such as spread bets on a team's or an individual player's score, increased the volume.

Annie Hall A small guesthouse with a few rooms that is used to group bookings is going to be your best bet, such as Berlin Rooms (berlin-rooms.eu; around £55 per room per night), which is housed in a converted church.

At a time when other Hollywood studios field an occasional risky bet, such as 20th Century Fox's "Life of Pi"; Walt Disney's "Lone Ranger" or "Pirates of the Caribbean"; and Universal Pictures' "Les Miserables"; Paramount has taken a more cautious approach.