As long as option-incentivised chief executives know that they will enjoy a handsome payoff if they are forced off the board, they have a powerful incentive to
bet the ranch. The existence of an active market in corporate control in the English-speaking countries also means that it is easier to
bet the ranch via a corporate acquisition spree than ever before.
Restoring trust after the bubble: lawmakers are addressing only one side of the problem
According to Bill Bennett, odds are that Sawyer would have had a follow-up question, but don't
bet the ranch. Whether it's rolling around on the floor in Little Havana with Elian Gonzalez or squinting down Florida state representative Randy Ball about gay adoption, Sawyer is deeply embedded in Aaron Brown-strength smarm.
Chick chick hooray! (don't get me started)
The time to
bet the ranch is when one or more of the majors makes a significant investment in the emerging technology du jour, not today's toe-in-the-water positioning.
So you wanna buy a fuel cell? (Top Dead Center)
You don't have to
bet the ranch or give one away to run a successful sweepstakes.
Sifting Through the Fallout: The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act
The very small companies
bet the ranch on one idea; we're dealing maybe with 800 ideas.
Marathon man
This makes the company's prepayment exposure much less than some of the other aggressive subprime issuers that
bet the ranch on their gain on sale assumptions only to be burned by prepayments.
Why leave prime behind?
retailing analyst Gary Given, who has followed Smith's progress, calls the company's major move into California a "
bet the ranch" proposition.
Chain stocks fall slightly in February
I wouldn't want to "
bet the ranch" on such statistical measures.
Statements to Congress
Store owners can't
bet the ranch on the advice of eight people, he says.
Focus groups: what's in them for supermarkets?
It would be foolish to
bet the ranch on what the polls say, of course, but while the Yes campaign have narrowed the gap, they still, very roughly speaking, appear to be on the wrong side of a 60–40 split.
Exciting? It's only the start; sunday mail OPINION
Rebuking them after the fact may help, but I wouldn't
bet the ranch on it.
First year issues: forget the "terrible twos"; the first season is when problems begin
She
bet the ranch and lost everything, and then some.
The exceeding asp
Nevertheless it is hard to escape the conclusion that the company "
bet the ranch" on this project.
DAILY POST YOUR VOICE IN WALES: Superjumbo is not a white elephant yet
On the other hand, you probably don't want to
bet the ranch on anyone's imaginings of a possible future.
The perils of prophesying the future of digital technology. (technology today)
If you
bet the ranch on rental, it's a real tough year.
Summer Snapshots