1.   And the investment could turn out to be a losing proposition over the long term.

2.   And they say rent-to-own is a losing proposition.

3.   Anyway, intervention would probably be a losing proposition politically.

4.   At the same time, soaring corn prices made fattening cattle for market a losing proposition.

5.   -- Dump the ISP lock-ins. Experienced users by definition already have Internet service, and asking them to pay a second monthly fee is a losing proposition.

6.   Bringing it on against Sapp has been a losing proposition for the opposition this season.

7.   College sports has mushroomed from a losing proposition at many schools to a million-industry in the United States.

8.   Conners said corporate buyouts were almost always a losing proposition for charities, because the combined companies seldom gave together what both had given separately.

9.   For many foreign investors, the overall stock market is a losing proposition.

10.   Generally speaking, calling the stock or bond markets even a few months down the road is a losing proposition.