stake

01. Nothing less than the governor's reputation is at [stake] in this latest investigation.

02. Over 100 jobs are at [stake] if the government refuses to reduce taxes for the company.

03. Jobs, the economy, endangered species, the environment; all are at [stake] in the government's discussions on the protection of the old forest.

04. There is a Chinese proverb that states, "If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the [stakes], and the quitting time."

05. The President is [staking] his future on the current peace talks.

06. What is at [stake] here is the team's last chance to make the playoffs.

07. He has sold his 10% [stake] in the company.

08. An American company owns a significant [stake] in the Italian car manufacturer.

09. The government has promised to hold discussions with all [stakeholders] involved in this issue before making a decision.

10. On June 16, 1456, King Charles VII of France annulled a judgment of heresy against Joan of Arc, 25 years after she had been burnt at the [stake].

11. You'd better sharpen that [stake] a bit if you want to stick it in the vampire's heart tonight.

12. The villagers were gathering [stakes] to stab the vampires that lived in the castle on the hill with.

13. Now that the tent is up, we'd better pound some [stakes] into the ground to keep it from blowing around in the wind.

14. Martin Luther King once observed that there is nothing more dangerous than to build a society with a large segment of people in that society who feel that they have no [stake] in it; who feel that they have nothing to lose. People who have [stake] in their society, protect that society.

15. In 1556, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was burned at the [stake] as a heretic.