Sentence examples for substantial bets from inspiring English sources

Mr. Schonberg's substantial bets on initial offerings propelled the fund's early performance.

The definition of a grower, the record has been increasingly touted – and William Hill says that "substantial bets" have been placed on these underdogs.

This is the dangerous middle, the place where substantial bets are made on books with lots of potential but no guarantees.

There were substantial bets placed on the champions both before the match – Ladbrokes reported one huge £60,000 wager at 3-10 – afterftheythey went behind.

Substantial bets were then placed with bookmakers in Asia.

None of this potential is lost on private investors who have been placing substantial bets on location startups this year.

But they turned me down and said I already had a substantial bet with them.

But if I was a gambling man, I would have a substantial bet on Lee winning the USPGA in Atlanta.

The racecourse betting market was exceptionally strong in the postwar years, with many bookmakers, including the late William Hill, prepared to lay a substantial bet.

With his brother, Peter, Done established his first betting shop in his home town of Salford in 1967, largely funded by a substantial bet on England to win the World Cup in the previous year.

The stimulus bill was framed and sold primarily as a jobs bill, and the Obama administration placed a substantial bet on the promise that the unemployment rate would start dropping before 2010 arrived.