Sentence examples for essentially up for from inspiring English sources

"But all colors are essentially up for grabs".

A RIM investor who declined to be named said the company was now essentially up for sale.

Imagine that Ms. Bachmann has won the Iowa caucuses while Mr. Romney has taken the New Hampshire primary, and the nomination is essentially up for grabs between them.

But together they form an electorate that is essentially up for grabs, with significant numbers of voters willing to swing from one party to another.

In the 1970s and 1980s, before the advent of no-nudity clauses in contracts, the female body was essentially up for grabs: it was a given that whether it was Antonioni or Animal House, there would be ample female nudity.

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Jordan and other poor countries essentially made up for the absence of American financial support.

Claiming is the lifeblood of American racing — if a horse runs in a $10,000 claiming race, he essentially is up for sale at that price.

But the provider, and others like it, could change the pricing plans if many people begin to drop cable TV— essentially making up for losses on the television side by making broadband more expensive.

The Padres essentially made up for Giles's pending departure yesterday by nearing agreement with the Mets on a trade for center fielder Mike Cameron, pending Cameron's passing an eye test.

Chawla told Price he found some of his comments "rather offensive considering that you're essentially sticking up for people making misogynist comments and passing them off as joking and banter".

Had the Fed responded to the persistent demand shortfall in that fashion, the outcome might have been similar to what was actually observed: a flow of money into the housing sector, essentially making up for the purchases of mortgage securities foreign buyers aren't making (in this scenario).But given broader regulation the bubble might not have managed to become as dangerous.