Losses are unpredictable, but they are scheduled so that choosing from the decks which return high immediate winnings (A and B: the "bad decks") leads to an eventual failure, while choosing from those associated with humbler gains (C and D: the "good decks") produces proportionately minor losses, yielding a gain in the long run.
"They definitely have a cult following, and deservedly so, because the Wiggin sisters worked hard and with humble resources to gain respect and acceptance as musicians.
Once a humble sparky, he gained the power to control electricity when he was struck by lightning while working on a power cable.
There has been growing opposition to obtrusive DRM and anti-piracy measures over the last few years, with DRM-free shops like Humble and GOG gaining market and gamer goodwill.
Even a humble helping of porridge gains pedigree from the inclusion of barley, flax, rye, quinoa, oats, wheat germ and blueberries.
A view of a humble synagogue in 1949 gains charm and warmth from two baby carriages parked outside.
I gave copies to charity shops in the hope of gaining a humble circulation.
The humble lesson plan has gained value as focus on testing and individualized instruction has increased.
A humble journeyman tailor, he gained a taste for the peripatetic lifestyle travelling around the US on wagon trains in the 1850s.
Some here yawn at the news: Conservatives say they're tired of watching the lawmaker extolling his humble roots for political gain.
My chances for BAP status are improved by the existence of four categories of princess: the perfectionistic Betty, a BAP by birthright, who never settles for less than the best; the free-spirited Boho, a Left Bank sort; the Butterfly, a nouveau BAP who gains princesshood despite humble beginnings; and the Bogus, an arriviste, whose pretensions are hopelessly déclassé.
