Sentence examples for less of a stake from inspiring English sources

The measures under debate, he said, generally involve noncitizens, so the average American feels less of a stake in the discussion.

The company relied on third-party sellers who had less of a stake in its success than Metricom did, she said.

Also, Thomas was not ordered to pay damages in the case, so he has less of a stake in its outcome than the Garden does.

Now a slowing economy catches the average household owning less of a stake in its home than in any economic slowdown since the advent of the modern mortgage in the 1930's.

Interestingly, a large number of the people Mr. Nicol spoke for in supporting the project are residents who are most likely to have less of a stake in the township than Ms. Humphrey and her family.

He may have found his way to the cover of Time magazine, but between 1985 and 1989 ownership of Famous Amos changed hands four times, leaving Wally Amos with less and less of a stake in the company that he started.

It hardly helps that other Southeast Asian countries, which have less of a direct stake in South China Sea disputes and are mostly eager to woo state-backed Chinese investment, are reluctant to discuss Beijing's island building or the arbitration ruling publicly, said Collin Koh Swee Lean, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

Some in this group have young children, so they have less of a personal stake in current college graduate employment rates.

While this threat cannot be disregarded for online tests, hacking and other cyber security threats are more likely to impact high-stake examinations and be less of a concern for low-stake formative assessment of the type that is more usual in online tests.

Martin Ebner, though holding a 7% stake, is less of a threat now.

Martin Ebner, who holds a 7% stake, is less of a threat now.