Sentence examples for raised stakes from inspiring English sources

The raised stakes were brought brutally into focus on 17 January, in the Krakow neighbour of Kurdwanow, where a Cracovia gang leader was butchered in broad daylight by a rival mob armed with knives, axes and machetes.

Active shareholders: raised stake in Harnischfeger Industries, promptly raised questions about corporate governance.

Land and construction prices began to soar, raising stakes for anyone undertaking a big residential or commercial project.

Russian incursion into Turkish airspace raises stakes in what is already a high risk situation.

Abu Dhabi, BCCI's majority shareholder, pumps in $600m, raises stake to 77.4%.

Illness raised the stakes.

But Kansas has actually raised the stakes.

But his rhetoric has raised the stakes.

The next night, Win raised the stakes.

This pledge has raised the stakes considerably.

But the euro crisis raised the stakes.