Word: staked
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mollet was prepared to stake the life of his government on the vote he demanded. Would the French Assembly now try to undo every compromise French negotiators had made? Warned Foreign Minister Christian Pineau: "It is not necessary to travel abroad much to discover that in the last five years France has acquired a reputation for being unable to make up its mind. If we say no to the- Common Market, we will convince the entire world of our inability...
...hottest young trainer at the race tracks this winter is Allen Jerkens, a tall, diffident man of 26 who feeds his horses olive oil and has an enviable habit of turning second-rate platers into stake-race winners. When Florida's Hialeah opened last week, the two-buck bettors made Jerkens' "Big Horse," Admiral Vee, a 3-to-5 favorite. It was a little too early in the season to be sure the chestnut was ready, but the horseplayers knew that a Jerkens horse would always give them a run for their money...
Carthage Any well-mannered kibitzer knows enough to button his lips as he leers over a bridge player's shoulder - especially if the world championship is at stake. So the crowd that crammed a room of Manhattan's Biltmore Hotel last week to watch Italy's best take on a team of six of the best U.S. players was a little surprised when it was urged to break all the un written rules. "Hiss when you want to," said the master of ceremonies. "Cheer or boo or shout. The players can't hear you." The players...
...votes counted, the board of elections declared Del Sesto the victor by 427. Unwilling to have the office pass out of Democratic hands after 16 years' continuous control, Roberts ignored the board's verdict and the widespread bipartisan enthusiasm for Winner Del Sesto, decided to stake his chances on a last-hope technicality...
...conflict draws a small but influential audience. At Lindy's in Manhattan, bookies take bets on the outcome of each month's cliff hanger, The Ratings. Across town on Madison Avenue, admen ante up with million-dollar chips, and on the same fateful turn, TV shows stake their survival, performers their jobs and networks their reputations. Every eye in TV is firmly fixed on the numbers that do what the batting average does for baseball, the big board for Wall Street and Debrett's for the peerage...