Sentence examples for risky lines from inspiring English sources

He lost some money, and then, instead of trying to catch up gradually, he started putting out risky lines, abandoning the bookmaker's conservative credo of 50/50.

Mr. Mack called the old Credit Suisse First Boston "a big casino," and promised today that the company would be more cautious about taking on risky lines of business in the future.

Over the years, the board allowed Mr. Allbritton, who served as chief executive until 2002, to pursue risky lines of business and maintain a cost structure fattened by perks like a corporate jet.

Continuing on his risky lines, but cleverly downshifting through the danger spots, Miller pulled off an amazing second-place finish today at the World Cup slalom race after he began his first run in the 54th position.

It orders firms to hold more capital for derivatives trading and other risky business lines — something Volcker supported — but doesn't say how much.

Predicting the future is not a risky line of work.

This will be a risky line as the IAAF could get back and say that they are going to put up a higher threshold for men.

When I worked at Lazard in the 1990s, people tried to convince the firm's patriarchs — André Meyer, Michel David-Weill and Felix Rohatyn — that they must expand into riskier lines of business to keep pace with the big boys.

Chris Winans, an insurance analyst at Lehman Brothers, said that prices for coverage had been strong throughout the industry, but that A.I.G. was doing better than most because it was a leader "in some of the riskier lines of business" that command the highest prices -- like policies for corporate directors and officers.

The change allowed commercial banks to go head-to-head with investment banks, so they expanded into riskier lines of business.

But she and Vonn are similar in their tactical approach, mentally and physically strong enough to take faster and riskier lines down the mountain.