Sentence examples for make a vulnerable from inspiring English sources

Suppose you believe that your opponents can make a vulnerable four-spade contract for plus 620.

In practice it was a disaster, for the opposition was able to enter the auction and make a vulnerable game.

She made a vulnerable Treemonisha.

But Helling and Rogers flopped, making a vulnerable team pathetic.

So bidding and making a vulnerable slam missed by the other pairs was worth 60-plus imps.

But even if he did double, West would not pass, risking the opponents' making a vulnerable game.

This might look aggressive, but in teams scoring there is a big bonus for bidding and making a vulnerable game; it pays to gamble.

So, if you and your partner bid and made a vulnerable six spades when everyone else stopped in four spades, you gained 286 imps (22 x 13).

If, for example, a pair bid and made a vulnerable six spades for plus 1,430 and the rest of the field was making four spades plus two for 680, the slam bidders would gain 286 imps (22 x 13).

The learned helplessness theory showed that the severity and unavoidability of a (health-related) stressor makes a vulnerable personality more likely to become helpless [ 7].

Computer experts say the software can make a computer vulnerable to hackers.