The stakes have risen since then, but not the basic premises.

If it doesn't, the state's stake will rise from 36% to more than 70%.

But if the cost of fuel goes much higher, the stakes will rise.

It didn't seem possible, but the stakes had suddenly risen.

When it comes to a series for children, the stakes rise.

And the stakes have risen in the last decade, he added.

The stakes are rising, so it's more important you take a look at your old house.

"There's been more of them as the stakes have risen."

The coalition's stake in the election is also rising, members acknowledged.

The stakes rise each time, they say, with a few more dead or expelled from their homes.