Even though it was not directly to the team's advantage, the gambit paid off as the game progressed. From LearnThat.org.
But Best Buy's private-label gambit has its perils. From Wordnik.com. [Best Buy Expands Private-Label Brands] Reference
One big gambit is incorporating in the Cayman Islands. From Wordnik.com. [the inevitable] Reference
And the all-or-nothing thinking gambit is just one of ten common weapons he uses. From Wordnik.com. [John Brown – the author’s official site » 2010 » April » 17] Reference
Usually the only people who try that desperate gambit is wingnuts and people wearing tinfoil hats. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » College debate organizers unable to find any law professors to argue health reform is unconstitutional.] Reference
That gambit is lost to me here, as The Canal has little in common with any of them in spirit, tone, or plot. From Wordnik.com. [Not the Booker prize: The Canal by Lee Rourke] Reference
I would go so far as to say that, at a party, if you wish to mingle, a good opening gambit is “Do you yngle?”. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
The Lasker variation of the Queen's gambit is a solid defense that Yusupov mastered and is recommending to his students. From Wordnik.com. [Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Champion's Class Act] Reference
But now the private road gambit is becoming real — not out of political philosophy but out of government incompetence. From Wordnik.com. [You take the high road and…. « BuzzMachine] Reference
Microsoft’s desperate gambit is primed for failure. From Wordnik.com. [Microsoft President on Micro-Hoo: We Can Do It - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Thanks to a few hasty words, their gambit was a complete success. From Wordnik.com. [STRANGE NEW WORLDS 10] Reference
This is possible, but another explanation is that the gambit is a head fake. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Prescott's Blog] Reference
So now what, after this cute little "I.Q" nickname gambit failed in the courts?. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
A senior GOP honcho called the gambit "desperate spin" -- off-the-record, of course. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Conniff: Con Games: GOP Playing Gay Card With Kagan] Reference
The big name gambit of having famous actors behave badly was either overdone or underdone. From Wordnik.com. [The Extras Finale] Reference
Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 ( The Lasker variation of the Queen's gambit is a solid and reliable weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Lubomir Kavalek: Chess Champion's Class Act] Reference
The last time it tried the gambit was the introduction of its immensely successful Pentium brand. From Wordnik.com. [Intel's Open House] Reference
ZAKARIA: All right, let me ask you then about the other country in your gambit, which is Pakistan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2009] Reference
"Nothing over 120 bpm please Neil Young never goes back and rewrites..." It turns out the gambit was a savvy business move. From Wordnik.com. [David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the Real Value of Music] Reference
Now McDonnell's gambit is hung up. From Wordnik.com. [ABC privatization is McDonnell's Waterloo] Reference
An obvious "gambit" pun! to force money out of chess teachers, trainers, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Because she (and WJC) got their clocks cleaned in SC, we get this Florida "gambit". From Wordnik.com. [Camp Hillary: Floridians Will Be Heard!] Reference
Whatever kind of gambit is being played here, it is bigger than any of its parts or pieces. From Wordnik.com. [Highways in Hiding] Reference
Not sure we really use "gambit" this way much.) more on gambits ). From Wordnik.com. [nature update; gambit] Reference
Aides said last week that Clinton understood Gore's gambit. From Wordnik.com. [Al's Florida Spring Break With Clinton] Reference
But his gambit promises to alter the face of Italian finance. From Wordnik.com. [Commence Firing!] Reference
His latest gambit in the case of Terri Schiavo is despicable. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines Online: Sliming the Innocent] Reference
The gambit caught a savvy candidate off guard -- no mean feat. From Wordnik.com. [A Hard Day's News] Reference
The gambit hinges on whether viewers will buy an HMO-friendly story. From Wordnik.com. [Hmos In Hollywood] Reference
It was a risky gambit -- but the union won pay hikes and more full-time jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's Labor Pains] Reference
For the converted, this is a recipe for great television, but it is a gambit. From Wordnik.com. [Why America's Hooked On Wrestling] Reference
This latest gambit, he argued, was simply an attempt to "circumvent" the law. From Wordnik.com. [Actual Innocence] Reference
It wasn't just the cynicism of Brown's election gambit that bothered the public. From Wordnik.com. [Is He Still A ‘Conviction Politician’?] Reference
Herman's public commitment to settling the decade's most serious strike is a risky gambit. From Wordnik.com. [Woman Of The Hour] Reference
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