The medical, emotional and economic stakes were unusually large for a gene hunt.
Nobody but you eight has a real emotional stake in this thing, a commitment.
She was startled that he didn't deny his emotional stake in this.
The emotional stakes are never high enough to seriously engage the audience's interest.
All seem to be longtime friends of the owners with an emotional stake in the restaurant's success.
"I have a great emotional stake in this company," he said.
Why you seem to have such an emotional stake in a search engine, god alone knows.
It's a simple fact that people make bad judgments when they have an emotional stake in something like this.
Most talked of a more emotional stake in the island's affairs.
There was no reason to have an emotional stake in it.