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An agreement that treats the single raise of a minor suit as strong, and a double raise as preemptive. Invitation A bid which invites the partner to bid on to game or slam if he has extra values. It is a non-forcing bid by definition. Compare semi-forcing bid. IPBM International Popular Bridge Monthly, a British bridge magazine.
The forcing 1NT bid shows 6 to 12 HCP, denies the ability to make a single raise (but not necessarily an invitational raise), and denies holding four spades if the opening bid was 1 ♥; it must be announced as "forcing" by partner. As the forcing notrump creates problems of its own, a popular variation that overcomes these is the forcing next ...
Though not official, Spanish has a special status in the American state of New Mexico. [37] With almost 60 million native speakers and second language speakers, the United States now has the second-largest Spanish-speaking population in the world after Mexico. [38] Spanish is increasingly used alongside English nationwide in business and politics.
The companies are on record as offering members an immediate 10% raise to union members and additional raises totaling 10 percentage points or more during the life of the contracts, which are ...
New suit – forcing at 1-level (except 1 ♦; see below), non-forcing at 2-level; Redouble = 10+ HCP; Opener bids before Responder: this shows a minimum if the bid is cheaper than two in the opening bid, but shows extras otherwise. 1 ♦ response over opponent's double – natural, not forcing; Support bidding after partner's 1 ♥ /1♠ ...
Inverted minor suit raises are used (a single raise is strong, a double raise is weak and preemptive). Weak two bids, including 2 ♦. 2 ♣ is the only strong, forcing opening. Defensively, simple overcalls are taken to have the same range as an opening bid, and take-out doubles emphasize distribution.
According to an AP report, it was the district’s largest single raise in nearly three decades. A Southern California school district doubled its food service staff to 40 people after more ...
Spain's minority government and the two largest trade unions agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same pay, although the change still needs to be approved by a fragmented ...