For it to go the other way is hard with the right to go to the NCAA tournament at stake.
This is where it gets tricky, where it gets hard for female entrepreneurs and women in business to keep up their stride as the days go by and really stake out their place on the road to success.
While Jackson may be loathe to see the stake go, he can at least marvel at what will be a hefty return.
Most investors were spurning Netflix again less than five months ago when billionaire Carl Icahn decided to go against the grain and buy 5.54 million shares to secure a nearly 10 percent stake in the company.
But potentially the most interesting development took place late last year when the central authorities gave Newbridge Capital the go-ahead to take a controlling stake in Shenzhen Development Bank.
Twelve state legislatures will go to polls the same day, with a total of 505 seats at stake.
Should it be a fixed-cost deal (where all unexpected savings go to the outsourcer) or a joint venture, giving each partner a stake in success?
Mr. Burch had to go off the board of Tory Burch LLC, but retained a 28.3% stake.
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"There will be a lot at stake for me because if I win I will go to British number one for the end of the season, " said Rusedski.
Were that to happen the star's stake would be put on the action block and could go into other hands.
If he is rejected, the message to future public servants will be clear -- never rock the boat, always go along with the majority, never stake out an independent position, never take a principled stand and above all, never annoy a powerful enemy.
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