The bet between Julian Simon, the economist, and Paul Ehrlich, the environmentalist.
The author Mark Twain wrote a short story, The Million Pound Bank Note (later made into a film starring Gregory Peck), in which a penniless sailor is given the note, little knowing he is the subject of a bet between two brothers.
For example, in late 2009 economists Bob Murphy and David Henderson made a bet about inflation between then and 2013.
The 25-year-old, who is at the centre of a sexism row, will referee the Blue Square Bet North game between the Steelmen and Eastwood on Saturday.
The swap involved a bet on the difference between two-year and ten-year interest rates.
Police had been called out from 10:30 ahead of the Blue Square Bet Premier League game between Nuneaton Town and Lincoln City.
Warwickshire Police said officers were called out from 10:30 GMT in advance of the Blue Square Bet Premier League game between Nuneaton Town and Lincoln City.
Sales will be lackluster in between, he figures, as people bet that stores will start offering bigger discounts as they move to clear inventory right before Christmas.
But even so, he would have bet five to one his future lay somewhere between that wall on Powell Street and the foot of Columbus -- Fisherman's Wharf.
The fund got into this bet to capitalize on the tiny spread in yields between the two maturities.
In theory this was a good bet: The house could reap a tempting spread between the yield on the derivatives and its own cost of borrowing.
In the choice between another strategic flip-flop or doubling down on a bad bet, Whitman made the right decision.
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They had placed a bet over the opening round match in the World Cup between England and the United States.
The most striking exhibit is a recreation of a cricket fight, demonstrating how the Chinese would bet on the outcome of a battle to the death between the two insects.
There used to be clearly defined battle lines between pessimists like Mr Ehrlich and optimists like Julian Simon (an economist who bet Mr Ehrlich that the inflation-adjusted price of a basket of commodities would not rise over time because of growing populations).
However, this might still be a better bet compared to losing subscribers and facing brand damage if the stand-off between the company and MSG Networks continues too long.
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Still, it's hard to bet against Carter, 43, who has repeatedly shown a talent for moving seamlessly between his artistic and entrepreneurial sides.
The relationship between the Maloofs, the city and the NBA has reached toxic levels making the Kings the best bet to relocate for greener pastures.
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Many people think that will happen, and with Soros and Paulson holding about 7.8% of one of the largest gold holdings in the world between both of them, the shinny metal constitutes the largest portion of their publicly traded portfolios and a huge bet as, according to their latest SEC filings.
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Between 2006 and 2009 he worked at Citigroup, where he was chief operating officer of Citigroup Alternative Investments, which bet on the collapse of the housing market.
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