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Fifty-seven professional investors turned him down—a Stanford-pedigreed venture capital veteran with experience operating inside two early major tech startups, who knew exactly what kind of rationale these firms used to place their bets.

And when BET Weekend came to Atlanta two months ago, Brinsley thought he could become a major party promoter.

The kerfuffle began with a £200 bet, followed by several smaller bets in quick succession.

This meant that Palestinian taxi drivers had to drive through the Israeli settlement of Bet El.

This was not a musical performance, per se, but you bet your ass this was a “performance”—albeit a well-intentioned and noble one.

We have to bet on ourselves,” he says, “and become part of the solution.

"I bet I will," said the venturesome one; and he set off to try his luck.

"Anyway, I'll bet she blows back w'ere she come from, to-night," persisted the advocate of this theory.

Bet is such a darling, I could not bring myself to part with her.

Mr. Gurney was a patron of the Turf and a genuine lover of old English sports, but he was never known to bet.

In that way they have got a lot of people to bet on Hatrack.