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sheltered industries know precisely how much they stand to lose if left bare and unaccommodated.

How much do they stand to lose by this merger?

On the other hand, sheltered industries know precisely how much they stand to lose if left bare and unaccommodated.

Politicians might say it would, and so might those who would stand to lose lots of money but would it really matter to you and to me?

And even the brightest and best stand to lose something: the near-automatic right to remain in Britain for two years after they graduate.

Thousands of dealers, investors and other constituents stand to lose money or their businesses as a result of the plan.

I could stand to lose a few pounds. Having a car has made me lazy. I never end up walking anywhere!

Undiversified tobacco companies stand to lose if there were a mass migration to smokeless products like Snus.

Doesn't India stand to lose much economic clout if it allows America to dominate its China policy?

It's a project on which they stand to lose a large sum of money.

Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.

I'm speaking of certain industry sectors that stand to lose in a carbon-constrained world.

"If new 1200-ft. locks are not built by 2020, farmers stand to lose up to $364 million annually, " he claimed.

Disgraced athletes, of course, stand to lose a lot more than their medals: corporate backers drop them instantly.

Both sides know they ultimately gain much more from economic interaction than they stand to lose.

Furthermore, retail investors haven't been bingeing on long-term bonds, which stand to lose the most if interest rates rise.

I know sometimes things like these go straight back on to the shelf, but you stand to lose five minutes, and potentially gain the world.

That's right. I could stand to lose a few pounds, too.

But the big picture is little comfort to those who stand to lose their homes, especially those without flood insurance.

Yet if they give up, the unions stand to lose credibility.

And with my photography I want people to understand that if we lose ice, we stand to lose an entire ecosystem.

But the big picture is little comfort to those who stand to lose to their homes, especially those without flood insurance.

Counting a required payment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the institutes stand to lose $529 million in 2008.

Yet the vast majority in Africa are net-buyers of food who stand to lose from high food prices.

Even recruitment agencies, which stand to lose from the application of such schemes, see the benefits for their own operations.

Airlines stand to lose heavily should the euro collapse.

I believe that a name of international star stand to lose two balls, I didn't lose heart and come! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

So this means for the next 6 years he will have the FED continue to Keep the dollar weak and they will stand to lose profits for that time.

Institutions in the euro area and the UK, however, stand to lose some $750bn and $200bn, respectively.

Its bondholders alone stand to lose more than $575 million.

If this new law is passed, we stand to lose our tax advantage.

If we accept this provision, we stand to lose part of the market.

I could be called anything because I stand to lose nothing.

The beauty of the venture is that we stand to lose nothing.

Boy, you really can't stand to lose, can you?

What do you stand to lose by spinning off stretch innovation?

Some oppose them because they stand to lose power or perks.