Sentence examples for hedge itself from inspiring English sources

Even worse, a loss or gain in hedging means that the hedged position or the hedge itself was lifted, leaving the other side still in place exposed again.

The hedge itself was a work of art, long and wide, outlining the top of a gentle slope I'd never noticed before.

The hedge itself proves as wide as a bridle path, while a 200-year-old oak becomes an airy structure viewed from its shoulder, ragged and fragile rather than imposing.

EasyJet's earnings were hurt by the rising price of oil, which it failed to adequately hedge itself against a process of buying its fuel ahead of time at an agreed-upon price.

By setting up in New York state, the company would effectively hedge itself against a shock from an earthquake or other natural disaster that might halt production in the center of the action in Asia.

Continental not only benefited from turmoil at United, it also successfully hedged itself against the rise in oil prices.

Citigroup went a step further by hedging itself against losses on the entire $2.4 billion in Enron exposure.

The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that now leads Parliament, hedged itself by demanding an investigation into who let the Americans go.

Michael Kimmelman, in the Times, protests the way that the new complex seems to deny the city around it, both by hedging itself off from the streets and street life and by creating that hyper-security mini-state within Manhattan.

It now appears that Goldman had hedged itself against such a potential loss by buying $1.7 billion in insurance on A.I.G. from more than 30 different banks, and made other bets against A.I.G. worth more than $600 million.

It already appears to be hedging itself for that battle, one that perhaps it has a better of chance of competing in.