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There was a time when working as a maintenance technician for the airlines was a good bet for lifetime employment in a high-paying trade.

And now it looks like a good bet that he will overcome opposition to his economic agenda, which in its own way is no less bold.

So a tie is a good bet for dad this year, but a day just hanging out with him might be even better.

It's a good bet that you want to leave your current college because you are unhappy with it.

They may be the only form of gambling that makes Keno look like a good bet.

To be a good bet against near-zero interest rates and unpredictable currency fluctuations, art needs the potential of a global market.

With a strengthening currency and domestic deflation, holding JGBs has been a good bet even with ten-year yields down at nearly 1%.

Keeping wines in your household refrigerator is fine for up to a couple months, but it's not a good bet for the longer term.

Bottom line: Soufun looks like a good bet following strong Q2 results and a new dividend, boding well for the broader real estate sector.

Real-estate funds are 'a good bet when you need to make big investment and yet still stay under the radar, ' he says.

Knowledge of economics, by itself, will not make you rich, but it's a good bet that ignoring the lessons of this book will keep you poor.

In fact, it's a good bet she'll raise the hairs on the back of your neck with her bellowing.

If you need to hear every nuance and have the gigs to back your play, WAV (the CD's audio format) is a good bet for lossless audio.

That's a good bet; it's one of the smartest strategies we have seen from any cloud computing company this year.

So it's a good bet that many professional women have made the same mistake I once did of showing too much skin at a business dinner.

The critic says with the presidential election coming up next year, it was a good bet.

If there are quite a few Chinese diners, then it's a good bet that the cuisine is authentic.

Writing off a city with that life experience never seemed a good bet to those who study human resiliency.

When his mouth is soft and mobile, it is a good bet that his jaw is relaxed.

The reason for this is not clear, but it is a good bet that many countries have been following the American example.

Long term, the yuan's rise against the dollar still seems like a good bet.

But it's a good bet that you be disappointed with the results if you only try.

If you can make a decent handaxe like this one, it's a good bet that you're well on the way to something we would all recognise as society.

So, it's a good bet that the Walton family knows more about the average Chinese person than CIA director Leon Panetta does.

If the answer is the one Brown is expecting, even higher prices look like a good bet.

Sparkling wines, which command high margins, are a good bet.

Putting your savings in a high-interest account is a good bet.

With half of all hospital beds in the world filled by people with dirty water-related illnesses, this one is a good bet.

it's a good bet that by some measures we'll be seeing deflation by sometime next year.

Happy people have lots of features that make them a good bet as employees.

It is a good bet many of the companies going public will be paying that little bit extra to get their deals done.

The Argentine is a good bet to break last season's personal mark of 47 goals in 53 games.

If you have a blast on the dance floor, an aerobics class that includes dance moves would be a good bet.

In both itses, it-s a good bet that the book-smart student will get the higher grade.

It hasn't used the stock market to raise money since 1981, and there's a good bet it never will again.

There is a good bet that the entire world will make the transition to electric vehicles in the next 20 years.

Arthas: Well, it's a good bet we'll find him, and the answers we're looking for, in Andorhal.

Facebook may be a good bet for investors now; but regulatory problems lie ahead

Soros wouldn't say whether he's actively trading gold but certainly implied it's a good bet;