Sentence examples for formidable gamble from inspiring English sources
"And henceforth, the only honorable course will be to stake everything on a formidable gamble: that words are more powerful than munitions".
Edinburgh has forged a formidable spirit despite his willingness to gamble on players with a reputation – captain David Pipe and midfielder Adam Chapman have both served prison terms while striker Chris Zebroski left two previous clubs for disciplinary reasons.
He attributed this not to his skill at poker but to his gambling instincts, which are formidable in some circumstances (backgammon, mainly) and horrendous in others (sports betting, mainly).
Last weekend Congress passed a bill that will stop banks making payments to online gambling sites, adding to an already formidable legislative arsenal that outlaws most online gaming.Given America's tolerance of many other forms of gambling including horse racing and casinos, that looks like hypocrisy.
Past efforts to legalize casino gambling in New York came up against formidable opposition from religious groups and stalwart opponents in the Legislature, like Senator Frank Padavan, a Queens Republican.
He has built Bombardier into a formidable competitor by taking a series of huge gambles — leaping from recreational vehicles to railcars to aircraft — and then using every opportunity to improve his odds, often with taxpayers' help.
If the Morris and Lichaa gambles pay off Canterbury have arguably the most formidable team in the competition.
But he has also made a good living turning the cards himself, a formidable enough player to state that the game is only gambling if you're a poor player.
Because making music is, at heart, a formidable acting job — in which the performer projects a stage persona that may not be much like what he or she is like offstage — public interviews with musicians can be a gamble.
