To save the living from a vampire's evil deeds, it is necessary to plant a stake in the grave so that it passes through the heart of the corpse or else to exhume the corpse and burn it.
Even so, Joseph Lewis, the largest shareholder of Bear, said in a securities filing on Wednesday that he would take "whatever action" necessary to protect his stake, including seeking out another suitor.
It is necessary to reduce that stake below the level at which it can control or direct the way the company acts".
"Several times I have found it necessary to pull up stakes, sever all ties and leave everything behind".
Maybe the violence in Seasons 1 and 2 made it necessary to raise the stakes this year, but making the brutality more explicit was the only way to remain true to the complex reality of Tony's life, and it was worth doing.
And with enough live-action games being spun off of the occasionally listless action on the field, and the introduction of money, where necessary, to raise the stakes, every pitch of every game would soon be of great consequence to some thousands of digital gamers, somewhere.
It's been reported that their remaining 25.1 per cent makes them the largest single stakeholder, but this still leaves plenty of room for Dre to claim more than the 15 per cent stake necessary to make the billion.
Tony Paley: Viren's Army owners have decided not to pay the £75,000 necessary to run the Dee Stakes winner in the Derby next month.
However, a recent White Paper [ 3] has declared that this is no longer a viable option because the existing appraisal process is thought to lack the robustness, objectivity and clarity which are necessary to support a high stakes revalidation system.
