Word: stakes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American engagement with China is the only means to ensure the future of Hong Kong. As the U.S. should realize by now, its presence in Hong Kong's economy is a critical gesture engaging Hong Kong in the U.S.-China picture, an engagement that gives the U.S. a stake in Hong Kong's stability...
...racist assault on the senses, I think that many people, especially African-Americans, would nearly die from the shock. All sorts of organizations would have massive protests and boycotts assembled within hours. The bloodthirsty media (that's us), always in search of conflict, would find somebody's house to stake out, and, eventually, due to the mounting pressure from plebs and politicians alike, the lyrics of the song would be changed...
Steele said his study dealt mainly with students who performed well in school because they have a bigger stake in their academic performance...
...stake is the future identity of the two Cambridge elementary schools housed there...
...stubborn and litigious. Jackson once sued his winemaker to keep him from divulging "trade secrets," and Gallo sued his own brother to prevent him from using the family name on a line of cheeses. "It's rare that you have the right combination of ego, money and enough at stake so that neither side is willing to compromise," says San Francisco trademark expert Melville Owen. "I don't think we'll see this kind of case again for 10 or 20 years...