Word: staked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nothing is at stake for either squad tomorrow. The Crimson will get a tune-up for league rivals like St. Lawrence. The Olympians will get a tune-up for the Russians...
That was the theme, implicit or explicit, of comments around the world last week. Foreign government and financial leaders have an all-important stake in U.S. economic policy. The worldwide market crack is already hurting their economies; for example, it has delayed European programs to privatize industry by selling chunks of government-owned companies to individual investors. An American recession, should that be the result of a continued stock slump, could quickly travel abroad...
...market appeared to take in stride the fact that no final decision had been made by the close on whether the British government would go through with a public offering of its remaining stake in British Petroleum...
...debt, slash the utility's costs and raise electric rates by 15%. Rather than adopt the dissident plan as it stands now, Harrison claims, he would accept bankruptcy. Under court protection, he says, the utility might be able to carry out its own rescue strategy and keep its stake in Seabrook...
...appearance in the White House briefing room the next day was as dramatic as any since Meese and Reagan announced the Iran-contra arms-profit diversion. "Were the fate of Robert Bork the only thing at stake," said the judge, his voice breaking with emotion, "I would ask the President to withdraw my nomination." But, lashing out at the aggressive drive to squash his confirmation, Bork said the appointment of judges must not be decided by "campaigns of distortion." The judge declared his nomination should be given a "full debate and final Senate decision...