The life of the sick man is at stake.

病人的生命在危急中。

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The high degree of state ownership also meant that "the man in the street has a stake in the recovery of our business".

高度的国有化同时也意味着“那个街上的男人对我们的生意恢复是有莫大关系的。”

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That is why every woman, every man, every child, every family, and every nation on our planet in society, has a stake in the discussion that takes place here.

这就是为什么我们这个星球上的每个女子、男子、儿童、家庭、国家，都参与了此时此刻的决定。

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Meanwhile, a pair of activist investors, including Bernard Arnault, France's richest man, bought a big stake in the French-based retail chain.

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The man with the most at stake is Jim McNerney, Boeing's chairman and CEO since July 2005, who presided over the Dreamliner's problem-plagued launch.

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You can also look at the margin mess created by Aubrey McClendon in shares of Chesapeake Energy the man almost lost his entire stake in his company because of leveraged stock holdings.

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