Sentence examples for increasing the stakes from inspiring English sources

And each action sequence builds on what has come before, increasing the stakes with a dignified hilarity.

Some Syrian analysts in Damascus interpreted the reported incident as an Israeli provocation, possibly aimed at increasing the stakes between the two countries.

Tolstoy just keeps increasing the stakes of the immorality until he reaches a climax with a powerful, unsparing scene in which Nikita, prodded by his mother, Matryona (played with great élan by Randy Danson), kills his newborn child.

This is not to say that increasing the stakes of fandom, by putting a little money on the line, can't make watching nightly sports contests more enjoyable (or more intense).

12. (C) Comment (continued): Persistent rumors about Muammar al-Qadhafi's declining health have lent particular urgency to questions about succession scenarios, throwing into stark relief the fact that, absent a constitution, there is no legal mechanism by which to orchestrate such an endeavor and seemingly increasing the stakes for the sibling rivalry.

Increasing the stakes in the smartphone battle, the South Korean manufacturer showed off the Galaxy S IV, the latest version of its flagship device, on Thursday in New York, Brian X. Chen and Nick Wingfield report on Friday in The New York Times.

There are other ways of increasing the stake of the public in decision-making.

Bernard Arnault, LVMH's boss, tried to persuade Hermès' controlling families to sell up while increasing the stake to 23.2% but without success.

In the midst of the subprime crisis in 2007, Berkshire bought 8.7 million shares, quickly increasing the stake to 9.1 million shares.

It also increases the stakes for the remaining players.

This time the competition has increased the stakes considerably.