Word: stakes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...himself in conflict with Cagliari, ENI's ambitious chief. Each man controlled 40% of Enimont, but the Ferruzzi boss tried to tip the balance by having friends purchase a majority of the outstanding 20% stock. In the end Cagliari prevailed, and in November 1990 ENI bought out Gardini's stake at an apparently politically sanctioned inflated price...
...band's new CD, their fourth full-length album, will not shock old devotees or disappoint initiates. The musicians -- singer-guitarists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty -- don't stake out any new territory, but rather reassert claims to their favorite ideological and musical stomping grounds. The song Smallpox Champion is about invading whites purposely infecting Indians: "Give natives some blankets warm like the grave." 23 Beats Off addresses today's problems, comparing the private war of "a household name with HIV" to a military battle. The track stretches on for seven minutes, collapsing...
Considerably more is at stake this fall. NBC, the premier late-night comedy network for almost 40 years, has a daunting challenger in Letterman. The late- , night game could be a fall classic this year, but the Barry Bonds of talk- show comedy doesn't "hold a grudge" against his old team. "I've had a little remorse," he said with uncharacteristic introspection. "Certainly no acrimony." The night before his last NBC show, Letterman recalled, "Bob Wright came up to the office, and we sat and we talked for about an hour. And he gave me some very nice gifts...
Blue-Chip Blues Stake...
Arbitration would never be an issue, and the players would always be on the home team. As tenured professors in the field of management, not only would the committee members have a stake in the performance of the investments (stock options, for committee members could be arranged), their expertise in management would be open to evaluation...