Examples of 'were at stake' in a sentence
Meaning of "were at stake"
were at stake: This phrase is used to describe a situation where something important or valuable is on the line and could be lost or gained. It signifies that there is a risk or potential consequence involved in the outcome of a particular situation or decision
How to use "were at stake" in a sentence
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were at stake
It was not only human lives which were at stake.
Their lives were at stake every moment.
I would not have done it unless lives were at stake.
Three seats were at stake there.
They were besieged and their lives were at stake.
No delegates were at stake in the contest.
Except when their vital interests were at stake.
Millions were at stake.
The life and death of hundreds of millions were at stake.
Many lives were at stake.
It was our credibility and humanitarian professionalism that were at stake.
Millions of dollars in contracts were at stake and often consummated.
Tens of billions of dollars in liability and fines were at stake.
Their jobs were at stake.
The challenges we faced were unprecedented and lives were at stake.
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British interests were at stake here.
Thirteen percent said it would depend on what rights were at stake.
Our lives were at stake.
The power and the glory of my country were at stake.
But lives were at stake.
No world titles or championship belts were at stake.
Big bucks were at stake.
Billions in profits and capitalization were at stake.
Fundamental services were at stake here which should not be undermined by competition Crook.
His honor and his pride were at stake.
Delegates were at stake in the Georgia Republican primary.
But they knew that human lives were at stake.
Two lives were at stake and I rolled the dice.
And that thousands of lives were at stake.
Three Olympic spots were at stake in the Group competition, in which 36 countries took part.
But too many lives were at stake.
Votes were at stake in elections, more than 20 % of the adult male population.
His life and his manhood were at stake here.
It would necessitate unpleasant compromises, and even a remorseless attitude where individual lives were at stake.
Not if your hand were at stake.
Delegates were at stake in North Carolina, and 72 in Indiana.
They defend as if their lives were at stake.
Four lives were at stake.
Things far more important than her safety were at stake.
Principles were at stake.
They had to defend as if their own lives were at stake.
Well, lives were at stake.
All participants agreed that democratic and political legitimacy were at stake.
Perhaps lives were at stake.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money and computer equipment were at stake.
You said lives were at stake.
The sacrifices of the liberation movement and the principle of independence were at stake.
American lives were at stake.
But it has not hesitated to militarily intervene when its interests were at stake.
Innocent lives were at stake.
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So stake out the past crime scenes
I have got a big stake in this valley
