It has always attracted an eclectic band of investors, including the Vatican, which owned a sizable stake up through the 1960's.

"Man had a carload of this, he'd have a sizable stake in copper!"

And it was costly for several big mutual funds that had sizable Cendant stakes.

It would also end up with a sizable stake in plum acquisitions.

Such conviction allows these managers to take sizable stakes and to stick with a company even when the going gets tough.

Odds are good that the group will end up owning Loews, given their sizable stake.

Conor felt he had by this time a sizable stake in Donough's future.

The favored countries have a sizable financial stake in how the dispute plays out.

He recently led the charge to sack the sleepy Czech managers of a spa company in which his fund has a sizable stake.

That is especially so when the executives have a sizable stake in the company.