Giganti had seven guards, but only really employed two, corresponding to the modern quarte and tierce. |
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You might sink an additional trio or tierce if the three points gained would cause you to fail to win the cards. |
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This probably accounts for the tierce de Picardie, the practice of ending a composition in a minor mode upon a major triad. |
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Actually, France tierce, which as paid millions of francs on minimal wager, is strictly an off-course operation. |
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Currently, the government tax is 12 per cent on simple pools such as win, place and quinella, and 20 per cent on exotic bets like tierce, double tierce and triple tierce. |
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Beginning in the relative major it marches through just about every key until finally finishing off with a densely orchestrated, most satisfying tierce de Picardie. |
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