Big question, and I'm going to have to punt on the answer.
Luckily the punt drifted so that he could catch hold of a willow bough, and pull to the island.
He runs a number of funds that allow patient investors to take a punt on a basket of ideas that may produce a long-term pay-off.
She soon learned to punt.
The water, never swim; don't sail, never punt.
But if you're taking a punt, this gang of hit men would be a decent place to start.
The trend reversed in early 1987 and sterling subsequently rose by 17% against the punt. Irish exports surged by 10% a year from 1987 to 1990, accounting for most of the economy’s impressive growth.
The kicker will punt at fourth down.
Private investors, and sovereign wealth funds out to make returns, can punt their money on what they like.
Asynchronous in this case means "punt my IO operation to a built-in thread pool", with subsequent code checking on the status of those operations and getting results from a "future" handle.
Those willing to take a punt on large and desirable buildings might reap handsome rewards.
The speculators blamed by officials for precipitating the crisis may now be the only people willing to take a punt on Greece.
At the moment neither Banks nor individual investors have the appetite to take a punt on an unproven idea.
In short, I punt day after day.
由于风险管理措施得当，高盛坚信其自有资本能够满足日常周转，继续正常经营(punt踢凌空球，球未落地就踢出，这里解释为资金周转)。
Even here, I'll have to punt.
Hedge funds are attracted to derivatives as a way to manage risk and punt with borrowed money, whether economies are stagnating or booming.
At about the same time regulators cracked down on mutual funds, leaving unit-linked policies as the next best way to have a punt on the markets.
国文精选馆
