Here's how we handle it: The F.B.I. had dozens of agents staked out around your cabin for weeks.
But since the 1990s, two distinct camps of economists have staked claims around the minimum wage.
People drive around staking out spots where they might catch a glimpse of riders and hounds coursing over the hills.
Both Mr Obama and the Republicans exclude security and defence, which automatically cuts by more than half the amount of money at stake, to around $500 billion.
He had staked his entire campaign around a strong finish at the Iowa straw poll, which he did not achieve.
Tyre jumps - These are simply lots of tyres staked against each other around a long pole.
The stakes around al-Yamamah were always high.
By Hollywood's standards, the direct financial stakes around "The Beaver" are not large.
Vodafone owns Britain's second largest network and scores of other stakes around Europe and elsewhere.
"The stakes around accountability are so high now for schools and it's so important for children," said Ridgway.
