Which is not to say the company hasn't hedged its bet.

As a result, many online companies are hedging their bets with paper direct mail.

The companies say that they are closely regulated and have hedged themselves against big swings in rates.

But he acknowledged that the company was hedging its bets: the $3 million budget is tiny by Hollywood standards.

Such companies usually hedge their exposure to currency risk, but protracted weakness has an effect sooner or later.

Work shifts were being reduced as the company hedged its bets, waiting to see what would happen after the crisis was over.

The company hedged its bets only slightly during the day.

Some companies have hedged their bets by also making private label versions of the same products.

The company has also hedged itself against any fall in the single currency.

Even so, the Russian companies here are hedging their bets.