| 词汇 | example_english_football-pools |
| 释义 | Examples of football poolsThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. This seems similar to the reason many people advance for going in for footballpools-individually it seems rational, though globally it is not. I am not sure what is the difference, unless it is the difference between fixed odds betting and footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lottery's impact on book makers and the footballpools has been severe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no reason to believe that undertakings which include footballpools do not employ the appropriate number of registered disabled persons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an invitation to try to kick up a row if they want this rake's progress of increasing taxation on footballpools to stop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 About £60 million to £61 million of that total is spent yearly on footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is that feeling in the minds of investors in these footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am advised that the revenue from footballpools also tends to fall away in the summer months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have never understood footballpools and should not like to express an opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tax from the footballpools is to be used to improve football grounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could almost go as far as nationalising the footballpools, which would be far more effective than nationalising steel, for example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Think of the enormous sums which go to footballpools and so on, in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why do they waste so much money on footballpools and other things? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new order relates to newsprint and will not affect the supply of paper for footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another possibility is that of a levy on the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The increase in the duty on footballpools is one to which no reasonable person can take exception. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very few people's lives are made difficult because of the money that they have put on the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not accept that the footballpools are in the same position as the lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should also be made available for the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today we have a "tote" on every racecourse and greyhound track, and we have the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a little difficult to reconcile that view with the fact that totalisators, dog racing, and footballpools are already legal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In connection with totes, footballpools, and such like, there is an activity which is ripe for nationalisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several factors have affected the footballpools in the last two years which have boosted their revenue considerably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is not only the £72 million which comes from taxing the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only controversial issue is the inclusion of ready money betting by post on footballpools only. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The obstacle about converting themselves into footballpools is the tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take the subject of betting or of footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As was stated a few minutes ago, they are not baffled by footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seeing that there is such efficiency of organisation in regard to these footballpools, will the right lion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By doing all this for footballpools promoters, we are officially recognising them and going out of our way to help them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will place footballpools on a semi-official basis, and many people will begin to think that they are run by local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder who can say how many tens of millions of pounds are spent on footballpools each year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the question of the small gambler—the man who participates in the footballpools, for example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I really do not think that we are debating footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He asked whether anyone would go so far as to suggest that it could be raised by means of increased tax on the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may have been left a legacy, he may have won the footballpools or whatever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not regard footballpools as being morally worse than betting on horse racin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has the most up-to-date technological system of any footballpools anywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another possibility is a levy on the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The attraction in footballpools is not the small dividends, but the large ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of that, £35 million came from the footballpools and the remainder from the gaming duty and licences for one-armed bandits and similar machinery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is most unlikely that anyone will do that in respect of the footballpools or the national lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The competitions are not the same as commercial footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The footballpools, on the other hand, provide a very different picture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The footballpools are ready-made to their hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that he sees a great difference between organising a lottery and drawing £20 to £30 million a year out of the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whereas, the small potential saver goes in for the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A further sum may then be set aside for a weekly investment in the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They might as well be filling in footballpools as working out defence expenditure in this most irresponsible way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have known working men gamble on the dogs and also on the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should the footballpools be left out? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a tax on the individual receipts of the person who indulges in footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For all these the ratepaper pays less per week than he spends on tobacco and drink and footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not surprise me that in these days people who put their weekly bets on footballpools are described as investors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The finances of footballpools are such that they scandalise any-one who examines them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is commonly assumed that a major lottery would divert current spending, in particular away from the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The effect of the amendment would change the nature of the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That footballpools may to some appear like a lottery is immaterial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 55 is of course concerned with footballpools coupons, and we feel that it ought to be left like that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The footballpools have every right to feel aggrieved by the treatment that they receive in comparison with the lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the criticisms which has often been levelled in the past against the footballpools is that nobody knew where the money went. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know by the footballpools how much the public likes going in for this betting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Footballpools were included only late in the day so that consideration could be given to how revenue from the pools could help sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None involved criticism of the operations of footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am all for leaving the footballpools as they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report says that we should restrict footballpools simply to help some other activity—particularly a national lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I imagine that there are more people indulging in gambling on footballpools than on horse-racing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, the footballpools companies cannot use shops or television promotions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The gross remittances to the footballpools companies—their income—which stood at £880 million in 1991–92 are likely to be reduced to £442.3 million by 1995–96. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fixed odds have now gone and footballpools have reached an astronomical level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been given figures showing how much is gambled on footballpools and in society generally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should set their mind to the task of introducing a levy on footballpools to put sport on a firm footing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Based upon these football matches, an enormous betting business has been built up within recent years, known as footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Footballpools this year will probably get seven times that amount. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They involve, for example, possible changes in the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice the new duty will affect mainly dog-racing totalizators and footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is intended to please those who regard all profits, except, of course, those derived from the footballpools, as basically immoral. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result has been, partly, a return to the use of footballpools for raising the money required. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He may be clever about footballpools and such like calculations, but his mind has been devoted to those from the earliest time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some people may prefer to bet at home on horses rather than betting in the same manner on footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I therefore want to take up a little time concerning the people who actually subscribe to the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Footballpools have been going on in this country since well before the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should be just to the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot yet tell what is going to happen in the coming winter for footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As to the comparable activities of footballpools, there is no similar provision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It costs him no more to go in for footballpools than before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth of the matter is that the tax on footballpools is a tax on prizes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Footballpools in particular, and also gaming machines, may be vulnerable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No estimate has been made of the proportion of footballpools clients who employ "lucky" numbers when making their selection on pools coupons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to consider with care a number of issues relating to the footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he share my amazement at the lobbying efforts of the footballpools operators? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure it is an important and relevant factor in the case of footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has it not also grown with horse racing, footballpools and all the other methods? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If anybody could win the footballpools by skill, he or she would have to have terrific insight into events several days hence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There would have to be a slightly different amount, but the tax is nonetheless a tax upon money put into footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the partner who owns the copyright of what the footballpools print, it seems an exceeding poor return and a somewhat amazing deal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What do the football authorities get from the footballpools promoters? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local offices are instructed to bring all vacancies to the notice of suitable applicants including vacancies for canvassers for footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the reason we have such a plethora of workers in the footballpools, for instance, and so few in textiles? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no difficulty in filling them in, just as many people have no difficulty in filling in footballpools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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