Sentence examples for and stakes in a from inspiring English sources
With a sizable pot of ready cash and stakes in a few elite European companies — including the British publisher Pearson and the Italian soccer club Juventus — the fund served as an emphatic calling card for its founder, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of the Libyan ruler who was once regarded as the reformer in the family.
Salva Kiir, his former deputy Riek Machar and associates of both men have looted the country in accumulating wealth that includes multimillion-dollar mansions, top-of-the-range cars and stakes in a number of overseas businesses, a report by the US-based watchdog The Sentry claims.
Recently, they have become more inventive with offers of "unmined gold", Bank of America shares, and stakes in an oil well prospect.
Also controls container port Tanjung Pelepas and nearby Senai Airport and has stakes in an automaker and book retailer.
Such experiences helped him identify with other people's circumstances and their stakes in an issue.
His net worth is estimated to be $1.4 billion and includes high-priced real estate and a stake in a casino in the tiny principality.
The Ricketts family bought the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and a stake in a local sports network for $845 million in 2009, and Ricketts' children (Tom, Todd, Peter and Laura) run it.
Shareholders would receive cash and a stake in a new, smaller, publicly traded company.
He has 11 tattoos, including "tiger scratches" on his torso, and a stake in a tattoo parlour in north London.
The purchase would give UtiliCorp a leading British utility and a stake in a power plant close to London.
Piedmont Natural Gas, a natural gas distributor, agreed to pay $425 million to Progress Energy for a gas distribution subsidiary in North Carolina and a stake in a joint venture.
