Perhaps, then, we should turn our attention to another election, one with decidedly lower stakes.

Even the low stakes did not really matter, she added, because "I met a lot of people, and it was like a big family."

Nor did the low stakes make any difference in Bean's response to the bullies.

Jan Paulus would not risk his whole command for such low stakes.

The aviation case has far lower stakes than the dispute over autos.

He was manipulating the bets, letting the low stakes win, taking the high.

The lowest stake is one grain; less than a farthing.

And so do we - with far lower stakes.

Only 90 showed up, partly because of the low stakes and the long travel for some.

I started my business right out of college, and it was pretty low stakes.