Sentence examples for refusing to stake from inspiring English sources
By his own decision theoretic lights, you would not act stupidly "by refusing to stake one life against three at a game in which out of an infinity of chances there is one for you"—in fact, you should not stake more than an infinitesimal amount in that case (an amount that is bigger than 0, but smaller than every positive real number).
Until he spoke to Manager Art Howe, Franco refused to stake a claim to the job of closer that Benitez took from him four years ago.
Buoyed by the oil and gas companies and fossil-fuel-funder mega-donors that increasingly bankroll their campaigns, most prominent Republican politicians have either denied that climate change exists or refused to stake out a clear position, citing their personal lack of scientific knowledge.
A few brave women have stood in the back of the men's section, refusing to budge, to stake their claim to equal access.
Much like Alexandre de Lur-Saluces at Chteau d'Yquem, DFS' Miller is refusing to sell his stake, but he has been reduced to minority status.
Lehman successfully pursued this strategy with Neuberger Berman, the asset manager, refusing to sell its entire stake in the crisis of 2008 and waiting until 2011 to sell for about $1.5 billion.
So while actually refusing to participate in high stakes testing is one form of opting out, there are many ways to opt out.
Den Norske Bank, Norway's largest bank, has hindered the deal by refusing to sell its almost 10percentt stake in Storebrand to Sampo.
However, hopes of last-minute talks receded when BA raised the stakes by refusing to guarantee it would not sack union officials at the heart of the dispute.
All the while Rosie is sought by the evil fairy Pernicia, who has demanded her death (and upped the stakes by refusing to fix a date for the princess' doom).
So this movie, honouring a black hero who staked his identity on refusing to conform to white liberal expectations, redesigns him... to conform to white liberal expectations.
