Example sentences of "have a stake in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Aki Kaurismaki , who accounts , with his brother , for more than one-third of the Finnish film industry , makes a movie a year and has a stake in distribution , constitutes a national cinema , all by himself . |
| 2 | It also owns an insurance company , Fata , and has a stake in an ailing private bank . |
| 3 | The company has a stake in all four existing Cornish mines ; it owns Wheal Jane , the biggest works , while it holds 40 per cent of the shares in the South Crofty and Pendarves mines and has an 18 per cent share in Geevor ( see Map ) . |
| 4 | Unix System Laboratories ( which has a stake in Chorus ) and Unix International are also supporting the effort , which aims to integrate the Chorus/Mix microkernel technology into Unix System V.4 . |
| 5 | In any event , if the potential offeror already has a stake in the target company , it is unlikely that the target will wish to buy-in any shares as this will increase the offeror 's percentage holding . |
| 6 | If the all-important win is achieved in the Berwickshire race , Stark will find himself uniquely double-handed , as he also has a stake in the national final of the £6,000 Land Rover Gentleman 's point-to-point championship at Towcester on 11 May . |
| 7 | It is not thought to have had a stake in the video . |
| 8 | They reasoned that , if neither main party won a commanding majority , both would have a stake in negotiating rather than fighting . |
| 9 | Similarly , the BBC felt that it should have a stake in the ( abortive ) satellite plans of the early 1980s . |
| 10 | Since the money comes direct from us , and not an insurance company , we really do have a stake in minimising your inconvenience . |
| 11 | The Civil Justice Review , on examining the arguments , recognised the need to assist people who do not qualify for legal aid funding , drew attention to the major advances that had been made in regulation policy so as probably to be able to control a contingency fee system and , on the basis of competition policy , considered whether it would be more desirable to devise more limited schemes under which lawyers would have a stake in the outcome of a case as an incentive . |
| 12 | Consequently , both the Indians and Chinese were confirmed in their immigrant status , discouraged from having a stake in our adopted country . |
| 13 | Thirdly , by its very nature , abuse is likely to be ‘ hidden ’ and difficult to discover ( except in its grossest forms ) , with the abused person , as well as the abuser , having a stake in keeping it secret . |
| 14 | We want all our people to share in growing prosperity and to have a stake in the country 's future . |
| 15 | The UK evidence ( Labour Research Department , 1987 ) confirms the view that outward investment by home-based manufacturing concerns has concentrated not in the Third World but in North America and western Europe ( rather than the Commonwealth ) ; it is the wish to have a stake in economies that are growing more rapidly than the UK which is the key factor in company decision-making . |
| 16 | Economy Minister Robert Atkins welcomed the planned flotation and said it would give every electricity consumer in Northern Ireland the opportunity to have a stake in the future of the industry . |
| 17 | It calls for the granting of property rights to poor farmers to encourage them to have a stake in the land 's long term health and invest in soil conservation . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps if everybody had a stake in the business , they would work better , ’ said Robyn . |
| 19 | In reply Roy Hattersley supported the call for the immediate suppression of street violence , but warned that the roots of such riots could not be dealt with until all people felt they had a stake in British society ( ibid. : cols. 1407–9 ) |
| 20 | ‘ If there 's ever a fairground revival , ’ his grandad , who had a stake in the business , would insist , ‘ we 'll be laughing all the way to the bank . ’ |
| 21 | Moreover , the fact that they had a stake in the village — a piece of land , an extended family network — on which to fall back tended to retard their involvement in urban protest : they had less motive to endure the risks of industrial action than those whose future lay exclusively in the city . |
| 22 | They were both so caught up in developments at Crystal Springs that it was sometimes hard for Christina to recall that Stephen still had a stake in a totally separate business empire in England — one that Robert seemed to be finding increasingly hard to administer in his partner 's prolonged absence , though Stephen still kept a very firm grip on English events from Barbados . |
| 23 | But I seem to have hit on a compromise , a way to make them feel they still have a stake in the treasure , but in addition an enhancement of their family 's reputation . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But all our readers , whether they dispose of votes or not , have a stake in the country , and must regard the composition of the new government as a matter of high import for the future of this Realm . |
| 25 | The builders do not put money in , but their labour is recorded in the value of the co-op 's assets as ‘ loan stock ’ ; they have a stake in the housing . |
| 26 | Those that remain have made a personal investment in time and energy ; they have a stake in maintaining the system that has been developed and replacements will need to make their mark and have freedom to develop new ideas , from this a sense of identity , ownership and commitment will develop . |
| 27 | Every member of staff should feel that they have a stake in the business and by extension , a stake in up-holding a crime free environment . |
| 28 | The first requirement must be love of and pride in one 's country , which can grow only in men and women who genuinely feel they have a stake in it , however small ; men and women who know that their own initiative , ingenuity , and hard work will improve that stake and make fuller and more secure lives for their families . |
| 29 | A successful policy for tackling the roots of urban disorder was seen as one which sought to involve all the community in dealing with the problems of each area so that they could come to feel that they have a stake in its future ( Scarman , 1981 , para. 6.42 ) . |
| 30 | The decisions will be made at the appropriate level by those who have a stake in them . |