They were looked on as men who played high for a great stake.

Her family received $24 million for its 55 percent stake.

The committee got into the game quickly for big stakes.

In this matter we were playing for a great stake.

He is just waiting for a stake through the heart.

The group said it had paid from $23 to $24.375 for its stake.

The firm put up $95 million for its 40 percent stake.

The main difference was that we were not playing for high stakes.

But I've had to get used to the fact that we're playing for much higher stakes than we've ever played before.

Whatever the game, it was being played for high stakes.