Sentences with phrase «bigger at stake»

I said some time last year that, when you're in a legal battle, it always helps to have something bigger at stake.

But it's always fun in a legal battle to have something bigger at stake than a mere victory.

Not exact matches

Seattle - based PopCap, meanwhile, was acquired by giant Electronic Arts in 2011 for $ 750 million, and Finland's Supercell, which currently rules the mobile roost with its hit Clash of Clans, last month netted a cool $ 1.5 billion after Japanese telecom provider Softbank purchased a 51 % stake, which values the company at $ 3 billion — or bigger than Zynga.

«The biggest challenge now is to make sure that everyone understands what's at stake,» DiCaprio said of the dangers of climate change during his speech onstage at the gala.

Let's begin with the big news from last night: At the end of the day, a band of conservative GOP lawmakers thrust the final stake through the heart of the Senate's health care bill.

And what's at stake now is likely to have a far bigger impact on the ACA than the much cited Hobby Lobby case, which the Supreme Court decided at the end of June.

At stake is his chance to work one last time with the rock band that made his fortune and legend — the Rolling Stones — and a shot at what could be the biggest concert tour in historAt stake is his chance to work one last time with the rock band that made his fortune and legend — the Rolling Stones — and a shot at what could be the biggest concert tour in historat what could be the biggest concert tour in history.

Trade is a big part of many states» economies, and billions of dollars of exports could be at stake in the ongoing NAFTA talks.

Back in July 2012 at the CNBC - Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference, Ackman talked about the big stake he took in Procter & Gamble and then pushed for management changes.

At that time, taking on a bigger stake in Apple seemed like a potential misstep: The company's stock had been swooning amid three straight quarters of profit and revenue declines due to decreases in iPhone sales.

PARIS, Feb 9 - L'Oreal on Friday underscored its readiness to buy Nestle's 23 percent stake in the world's biggest cosmetics firm were its Swiss shareholder to sell, saying it had access to cash and funding at its disposal.

One of the biggest trends in philanthropy is wealthy donors getting institutions named after themselves, but there's more than vanity at stake.

The city, like the rest of the U.S., was stuck in a decades - long entrepreneurial slump that had left its economy dependent on a handful of big, staid corporations — corporations that were pulling up stakes to head overseas at a rate that alarmed local leaders.

What's at stake for big cell phone companies with the iPhone 6 hitting stores in one week as they fight to sign up more customers?

Berkshire was then the biggest shareholder of Kraft, with a stake valued at $ 3.3 billion at the end of December 2010.

At stake is one of the financial world's biggest honey - pots: the more than $ 14 trillion in IRAs and 401 (k)- type retirement plans.

To sum, Berkshire Hathaway now owns a big stake in the king of the store card segment, at a time when business is set to keep rising on the back of very favorable consumer trends.

Under Armour — whose corporate tent and activities have long been staples at the Preakness Stakes — won't be hosting its customary hospitality events at this year's big race.

Ticket sales for the infield at the Preakness Stakes — the state's biggest single - day event — are down 30 percent compared to this time last year, even as organizers are facing an Under Armour - sized gap in their lineup of corporate partners.

Assuming the deal goes ahead, it would mark Mitsui's first takeover of an Australian company and give it a 50 % stake in the country's biggest onshore conventional gas find in 40 years at a time when local gas demand is soaring.

But at the climax the stakes are raised to the ultimate choice of the whole of human society — either Man alone, which effectively means a Big Brother or anti-Christ who rules in the name of Man's self will, or it will be Man under the Father in Christ.»

Argument is dangerous; there are big issues of truth and life at stake.

«What is at stake here is the much bigger question of what the World Council is for.

Legislatures love the revenue, and neither the left nor the right thinks any big issues are at stake.

Big egos like yourself are dangerous (easy to stroke), especially since your soul is at stake.

In addition, Bennigan's is rolling out a delicious new Pork Cutlet Sandwich and daring its guests to take the Big Irish Challenge, with t - shirts and other prizes at stake.

Lion boss Stuart Irvine, who was in Geelong on Monday morning to launch the nation's biggest brewer's new Little Creatures brewery, said his company's lightening purchase of a 10 per cent stake in takeover target WCB two months ago would deliver it a «seat at the table» and influence over the direction of the outcome.

Big things at stake on Tuesday Night!

Jockey Manuel Ycaza, who has acquired fascinating and rewarding habit of winning big ones, tried his able hands for first time with Sword Dancer, plucky little 3 - year - old, in $ 81,250 Travers Stakes at Saratoga.

Apprentice Jockey Mike Venezia had 192 winners last year — including six firsts and three seconds in one day at Aqueduct — and he'll be riding in the big stakes for Greentree Stable at Hialeah

Arsenal are odds - on at 1/3 to win this game, which looks like a license to print money as far as I am concerned if you are a big time gambler, but being greedy I am going to look for a much better value bet and will probably increase my stakes by getting some bonuses from the best betting sites listed on bettingsiteoffers.co.uk.

You can also try your hand at an accumulator and try to win big from a small stake.

Anyways, like I said before, with that kind of money at stake, you would expect to see a big improvement from Wenger and the team in our remaining games.

Liverpool's high pressing game will come to not in this big PL game because the Gunners have more than prepared themselves to negate whatever the Reds have on offer against them in the game by making themselves bigger in the game than the Reds have imagined by inflicting on them a heavy punishment on the field of play during the playing of the match to make them pay for the sin they've committed against Arsenal by giving them a dose of their own medicine for having the audacity to come to the Emirates Stadium and took away all the 3 points that were at stake in an opening day PL game without at least leave a point for Arsenal to collect in the match..

Their record in big games, for instance, suggests they might not quite have what it takes to deliver when there's so much at stake.

Why Casey didn't ask to stop for a review in such a high - stakes moment — Kwan's is a big bat and he had runners at first and second — is inexplicable.

So the big night is upon us, and the future of Arsenal's Champions League participation is at stake tonight in Munich.

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Therefore, the Gunners must take that into cognizance a head of their visit to Old Trafford to collect all the 3 points that will be at stake in that would be epic big game encounter on Sunday evening and condemned Man Utd UCL playoffs.

Therefore, the Gunners must take that into cognizance a head of their visit to Old Trafford to collect all the 3 points that will be at stake in that would be epic big game encounter on Sunday evening and condemned Man Utd to UCL playoffs.

The big matchup of the weekend is Arsenal at Tottenham, a rivalry game in which both teams have a lot at stake.

Six months after he was introduced to Richt's complex pro-style offense, the boy who'd lost his breakfast before big - stakes high school games faced his first road test, in October 2001 in front of a crowd of 107,592 at Tennessee, where the Bulldogs hadn't won since 1980.

With that being the case, Marquette's regular season finale on April 28th in Colorado will have the Big East regular season title and the # 1 seed in the conference tournament at stake, regardless of what the Pioneers do next week on the road against Providence.

i agree andy but its not just the 4 years of hard work that should be taken into account, firstly the fai hav missed out on millions at a time where money is already tight, and more importantly the fact that given, kilbane, o shea, dunne, duff, whelan and keane may be too old when the next one comes around and for a professional footballer to hav a chance to represent his country on the biggest stage of all taken away in this manner is cruel, there can be no argument against technology when there is so much at stake as for henry being labelled a cheat i do not agree as it came at him so quick and although he in fact handled it twice i do not believe it was pre-meditated like maradonnas effort or that disgusting dive by anelka at 0 - 1... can any1 who watched the game live please tell me how lass diarra stayed on the pitch let alone avoided a yellow??

With such a lot at stake the question will be whether to take a chance on anybody who may be almost ready to return as opposed to being outright fit and available will be a big decision to make.

There is alot at stake in the final and since it is only taking place couple of weeks after league season conclude Spain and Italy which provide enough time for both teams to recover and put their focus on the big final.

But there are bigger issues at stake behind the scenes on Säbener Straße.

i gave up on some of u who gave too negative... STOP LIVING IN D PAST GLORY... im disgust wif some fans... 1) jeer at our own lads 2) half empty stadium when we r down 3) bad atmosphere at d emirates 4) give stick to the best manager who land us so much trophies without him we did nt dare to dream big 5) want us to buy big even though our financial is at stake 6) live in d past glory..

Harvesting, some light weeding, and propping up the plants that need it seem to be the big tasks at the moment (I'm a big fan of using old cut up t - shirt strips for helping the tomatoes stay close to the stakes, or the gourds go up and reach the cattle panel).

He either doesn't understand the history and impact of U.S. food / ag policy on our school food, or his producers have nixed any mention of that because, let's face it, there are advertising dollars from Big Ag at least partially at stake.