Sentence examples for in a gamble from inspiring English sources

Back in 1998, the House GOP impeached President Bill Clinton in a gamble that ultimately backfired.

He changed his plea from guilty to innocent in a gamble that he could work his persuasive skills on a jury.

The best and brightest financiers, along with people on Main Street, engaged in a gamble that housing prices would keep rising.

The president appeared at a campaign event in the affluent northern district of Representative Gerry Connolly, and plans an appearance with embattled Representative Tom Perriello in a gamble to lift his chances.

Some investors bought Treasuries in a gamble that while signs that the economy was recovering might prompt the Federal Reserve to stop cutting interest rates, it would not raise them soon because inflation was slowing.

Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, who agreed to the referendum in a gamble to assure his election last year, announced that he would step down in October; the early betting had Johnson as the likeliest candidate to replace him.

"Like every decision we make, whatever manager you bring in is a gamble.

Our table ordered it in a gambling spirit.

"He was charged with participating in a gambling ring," Mr. O'Connor said.

In late December, Mr. Benefield was one of three dozen people picked up in a gambling raid in Harlem.

In a gambling context, a risk averter puts higher utility on the expected value of the gamble than on taking the gamble itself.