Sentence examples for major stake of from inspiring English sources

Ladbrokes rose 5.2p to 185p on talk that a major stake of almost 3% had changed hands.

Mr. Cuomo's father, the former governor Mario M. Cuomo, serves on the board of Medallion Financial, which has a major stake in many of the city's taxis and has opposed the bill.

There was plenty of initial skepticism around the case (who could possibly forget that they owned a major stake in one of the most successful companies of the decade?), but people starting taking it more seriously when Ceglia landed representation from DLA Piper, and a series of potentially legitimate email exchanges surfaced.

Observation and survey of health risks are at present major stakes for prevention.

A company in which he owned a major stake was accused of fraud, and the stock price was decimated.

In this process, one major stake was the entextualisation of names in Övdalsk, a locally used form of Scandinavian.

Holding some $160 billion in U.S. bonds, Brazil has a major stake in the recovery of the U.S. economy.

Is the UK really so desperate for Chinese funds to build Hinkley Point that it will allow China a major stake in the provision of electricity in the UK in return?

Moreover, the decision by China to play host to the talks gave it a major stake in a resolution of the issue, and the North Koreans' behavior during those meetings -- which deeply embarrassed the Chinese -- improves the odds that Beijing will continue to use its leverage on the North.

They have a major stake in the selection of consensus, electable presidential candidates.

Betfair has fallen more than 4% on talk of a placing of a major stake in the online betting business.