His martingale snapped, he learnt what it was to fall. From Wordnik.com. [The Nibelungenlied] Reference
Do not do so; above all avoid a martingale, if you do. From Wordnik.com. [The Newcomes] Reference
I decide to make it a cycle using the same martingale system. From Wordnik.com. [Nov Stories | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Right under the martingale with its sharp spear-like head the lifeboat had to lie. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of the Goodwin Sands] Reference
He shook his head at the martingale, but yielded to the dealer's advice and allowed it to go on. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XI] Reference
They've got you all strapped up in a martingale so you can't rear as high as you'd like, haven't they?. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Of The Mansion]
A man was sitting astride the bowsprit, his legs dangling down toward the water, fitting a new martingale. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret in Holland]
It was a piebald Shetland pony, complete with a hand, fashioned English saddle and a tiny martingale and reins. From Wordnik.com. [The Sound of Thunder]
"Didn't I mention the duel?" sighed Jacques, gathering up his reins and looking with languid interest at the martingale. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
Other stable hands used a martingale on him, a strap to keep the head low, but that made this horse even more excit - able. From Wordnik.com. [Split Infinity]
This gentleman had dismounted, and as he stood behind his horse arranging the martingale, he was for the moment unrecognisable. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
The thermo-nuclear candle was almost straight ahead, its flaming upper curve beginning to settle beneath the martingale of the ship. From Wordnik.com. [Mission to Moulokin]
Discovering that his martingale had more slack in it than usual, he proceeded to give an exhibition of rearing and hind-leg walking. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XI] Reference
Then get on the broke horse and take one strap around his breast, under his martingale, (if he has any on,) holding it in your left hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses] Reference
After ten hopeless minutes of it, Daylight slipped off and tightened the martingale, whereupon Bob gave an exhibition of angelic goodness. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XI] Reference
Lord Lonsdale's registered running martingale 81 48. From Wordnik.com. [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference
Diablo's head drawn down again close to the martingale. From Wordnik.com. [Thoroughbreds] Reference
Standing martingale attached to rings of the snaffle 80 47. From Wordnik.com. [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference
Doesn't wear a martingale although did when I first got her. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Despite these drawbacks, there are ways to improve the martingale strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
Breast back-stays hauled taut, and a tackle got upon the martingale back-rope. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
Being in the larboard watch, my duty was forward, to assist in setting up the martingale. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years Before the Mast] Reference
To understand the basics behind the martingale strategy, let's take a look at a simple example. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
I still played on the martingale, but with such bad luck that I was soon left without a sequin. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference
The martingale was originally a type of betting style that was based on the premise of "doubling down". From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
Popularized in the 18th century, the martingale was introduced by a French mathematician by the name of Paul Pierre Levy. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
Since this system is very accurate, using an approach like the martingale that I described in my previous article will help you. From Wordnik.com. [TradingMarkets] Reference
This made the long-run profit expectancy of using the martingale in roulette negative and thus destroyed any incentive for using it. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
This means that an astute martingale trader may want to only trade the strategy on currency pairs in the direction of positive carry. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
The majority of riding men regard the standing martingale as dangerous -- and rightly, for only men with good hands can safely use it. From Wordnik.com. [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference
One pair of eyes would be enough to satisfy when the martingale parted and the mare reared and toppled backward upon him into the brush. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of the Big House] Reference
The standing martingale is dangerous in hunting only when going through gates, as it is liable to catch in a gate post and cause trouble. From Wordnik.com. [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference
One of the reasons why the martingale strategy is so popular in the currency market is because unlike stocks, currencies rarely go to zero. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
The standing martingale in no way impedes a horse's jumping, for horses do not jump with their heads in the air, unless they fear the curb. From Wordnik.com. [The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.] Reference
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