11.   A safer bet is the mixed green salad with shaved Parmesan and crispy rings of cleanly fried calamari in a Caesar-style dressing.

12.   A similarly aged female is a safer bet for most sports.

13.   But its problems continue to concern investors about countries that have been considered safer bets.

14.   But now that many stocks are dropping, consumers are looking for a safer bet.

15.   Commercial banks historically were perceived as safer bets for bondholders than investment banks.

16.   Eli Lilly shares also rose because investors rotated from cyclical stocks into drug stocks, which are considered a safer bet in a sluggish economy.

17.   Football, Andrews said, is considered a safer bet for sponsors than sports such as basketball or baseball because most football players are relatively anonymous to the public.

18.   For American consumers unfamiliar with Chinese or Hindi labels, buying herbs with a popular brand name bolstered by millions of marketing dollars, seems a safer bet.

19.   Fortunately, a safer future is a safer bet.

20.   In fact, the income derived from habit and hype may be a safer bet, since love is a risky and volatile commodity.