Obviously, the stakes have gotten higher, and there's quite a bit of money involved for everyone in the sport.

"I think the stakes have gotten higher for everyone," she said.

I mean, obviously, a stake isn't getting the job done.

No one really knew just how high the stakes would get.

But now it seems the stakes for this interim administration have just got even higher.

The stakes in this dangerous game had just gotten higher.

If we start accepting credit, who knows how high the stakes could get?

It shows you the stakes are high and getting higher.

We need to continue to do that and not falter as the environmental stakes get higher.

Of course, all this can change if the stakes get higher.