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Silvio Berlusconi is to stake the fate of his government and his own political future on a confidence vote in parliament on Friday.

Paiza membership can be awarded free, depending on how much members are expected to stake.

"It's like the gold rush, with wagons charging off into the distance, trying to stake a claim. "

If they're going to stake a claim for a first-team place, they've got to earn it.

The point is not to stake out different positions but to own the popular issue.

These days, if Ben were to get advice from Mr. McGuire about a new field to stake his future on, the answer could be "carbon fiber. "

It was a clean slate for everybody with a new manager coming in. Everyone had to stake their claim.

This was a big game for me and the other fringe players trying to stake a claim.

He also had words of praise for Darren Fletcher, a man who's making the most of a mini injury-crisis to stake his claim for a regular place.

I decided to stake a claim so that I could have the option of returning and digging up my fortune later.

He is prepared to stake all his money on the outcome.

Now China is trying to stake its claim on SA.

There are imported cars, imported computers, imported steel and imported books. Surely, food has its own right to stake its claim.

Canada's prospectors have fanned out to stake claims in northern areas that were previously overlooked.

As such, what prosecutor wants to stake his or her career or reputation on a case that the jury is probably going to laugh at?

Tories close to the leadership insist that Mr Cameron is willing to stake everything on the economy.

China will continue to build its military and to stake its claim to a pre-eminent role in its own backyard.

Drawn by huge markets and a rapidly expanding economy, American VC's are heading to China to stake their claims.

I should be sorry to stake my authority on her obedience.

Salomon Kalou has had plenty of opportunities to stake his claim for a place but has been far too inconsistent.

Despite looking rather impotent at times in qualifying, Portugal will see this as a chance to stake an early claim on second place.

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In other words, the US also wants China to revert to the status quo ante, to negotiate rather than to stake a unilateral claim.

Very often people try to stake out even more strong and difficult positions going into negotiations.

That does not mean investing in stocks is not worthwhile, but be warned not to stake everything you have on it.

"Maybe masculinity is not there for women to find attractive, " Penton-Voak said, but "to stake a claim in a dominance hierarchy. "

for you to stake your claim at Casino Tropez.

This is toe-curling stuff for the great investor, who prides himself on fair-dealing and likes to stake out the moral high ground.

By the multitudes, breeding king penguins come ashore each year to stake a claim on Possession Island.

S. sent thousands of people streaming northward to stake gold claims in Canada's rugged interior.

People began stealing and vandalizing nets and pulling . 357 Magnums to stake out or preserve fishing territories.

If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.

Hours before midnight people arrived at Harbor Bridge to stake out good seats for the 12-minute display.

Each player tries to stake out territory and surround his opponent .

Bharti sees a chance to stake a claim in the fastest growing region in the world and to do so profitably.

Denmark preparing to stake claim on North Pole.

Would you be willing to stake your life on it?

Few people are wiHing to stake their reputation on a hunch.

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And she agreed to stake me when I got out.

I'm going to stake $2 ob that horse.

But I want to stake out a claim to those old dishes from France: I've always loved them and they fit in fine with the dishes I have now.

People close to Mr Ban say he is frustrated by the reluctance of politicians to stake political capital in next month's Copenhagen meeting;

should i be looking to stake out an early spot for my lawnchair on a downtown street corner for the parade next june

last thing I remember is I'm about to stake your brother,

Leaving just the chance to stake a claim