Joan of Arc was burnt (alive) at the stake.
That would probably mean the government taking a majority stake in Allied Irish Banks.
So what is at stake in this quarrel between Socrates and the poetic tradition ? that he alludes to?
In such moments, when everything is at stake, appearances, politeness, the awareness that one is' playing a game ', matter more than ever.
This is the kind of courage that is called for in the darkest moments with the most at stake, and it takes great strength of character to muster it up and get going.
Additionally, he was stumbled by a stake.
The details may seem arcane, but huge sums are at stake.
Given everything that is at stake, his decision not to exercise it amounts to an act of vandalism.
Poland, as soon as declared independence and established official government borders (autumn 1918), decided to stake a claim to expropriate Lithuanian Vilnius region, Belarus and half of Ukraine.
Vedanta Resources confirmed that it would make its first foray into the oil business by acquiring a majority stake in Cairn India, part of Cairn Energy, a British oil explorer.
In this case, their stake will be massively diluted.
The need to raise outside capital to finance growth can slowly dilute the family’s stake to insignificance.
And you have a stake in it if you've ever tried to take out a home loan, a car loan, or a student loan, and been targeted by the predatory practices of unscrupulous lenders.
The balloon was tied down to a stout stake.
There is too much at stake, right now, in our turbulent and tottering world, to make the same mistakes yet again.
The Denver-based sports magnate is now the largest individual shareholder in the club, with a stake of 29.6% after acquiring more stock from the estate of the British industrialist Ernest Harrison.
The Supremes turned a stake aimed at the heart of the regulatory monster into a blunt matchstick.
They planted a stake in the ground.
Private television stations have been "advised" to pay less attention to the upstart, well aware that their owners' useful government links may be at stake.
The law would, among other things, streamline the issuing of permits and let tribes have an ownership stake while transferring tax credits to outside partners.
The rush isn't over; in April, Stan Kroenke, owner of the Denver Nuggets basketball team and ice hockey's Colorado Avalanche, increased his stake in Arsenal, of London, to more than 12%.
All it takes is disgruntled voters who don't know what's at stake - and we have plenty of those.
At stake is not just our children's well-being but the durability of the American Dream.
