At that time, Mr. Clinton emphasized "the important stakes for our nation in this issue."

At the same time, we have an important stake in helping countries to respond to the adverse economic affects of the Gulf crisis.

He has now won two important stakes races around two turns, and will not race again before the Derby.

The region's financial services companies were not the only businesses with an important stake in the trade talks.

There are issues at stake here more important than the fate of one Marine.

He retired in 1923 having won fifty-six important stakes races then turned to training for a time before working as a racing official.

The United States has an important stake in the issue as well.

He acknowledged that the broadcasters had an important stake in the matter and had worked hard through the association to defeat it.

Apparently so, in the opinion of the committee that classifies the nation's most important stakes races.

Given the economic problems indigenous to our area, we have an important stake in the outcome of the takeover game.