What's the difference between rand and stake?

Rand


Definition:

  • (n.) A border; edge; margin.
  • (n.) A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
  • (n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
  • (v. i.) To rant; to storm.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) They include two leading Republican hopefuls for the presidential race in 2016, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio; three of them enjoy A+ rankings from the NRA and a further eight are listed A. Rand Paul of Kentucky The junior senator's penchant for filibusters became famous during his nearly 13-hour speech against the use unmanned drones, and he is one of three senators who sent an initial missive to Reid , warning him of another verbose round.
  • (2) Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky Prospective 2016 presidential candidate Paul was asked in April 2014 whether he believed “that climate change exists, and that it’s a manmade problem”.
  • (3) The extent of the challenge facing some was underlined when the rand actually weakened against the dollar following the rate rise, when usually such a move would be expected to prompt a rise.
  • (4) A day later, the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton echoed the president in the first major speech of her candidacy, saying: “We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice in America.” The Republican candidate Rand Paul immediately jumped in, outlining his own record of calling for criminal justice reform and attacking that of Clinton.
  • (5) Results, examined with the Rand index of cluster comparison, demonstrated that cluster group membership can be so different between alternative clustering methods as to equal chance assignment.
  • (6) Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, and Paul Ryan are all not so far-fetched names for a run in 2016.
  • (7) Vavi cited a 2010 report showing that 44% of workers in South Africa live on less than 10 rand a day, which only just pays for a loaf of brown bread.
  • (8) If she does so, the two children she had with the late Mozambican president Samora Machel will receive 3m rand each from Mandela's will, and six children from Samora Machel's previous marriage will inherit 100,000 rand each.
  • (9) The Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, California , venerates the late philosopher as a prophet of unfettered capitalism who showed America the way.
  • (10) Using data from the Rand Health Insurance Experiment, the effects of cost-sharing plans on the health of the primary teeth in 264 children aged 3 to 5 years were investigated.
  • (11) Kentucky senator Rand Paul and Florida senator Marco Rubio, arguably Cruz’s chief rivals, have also held meetings with faith leaders.
  • (12) An elderly person is typically eligible for a grant of 1,350 rand (£75) per month.
  • (13) You ever hear ’em ask Hillary Clinton, this money she’s getting, whether it influences her decisions?” Kentucky senator Rand Paul, who has been hinting at new Clinton revelations for weeks, told an anti-abortion group on Friday.
  • (14) The Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul walked out of a live interview with the Guardian on Friday, in his third testy exchange with a journalist since launching his campaign for president three days ago.
  • (15) Election 2015: off-year votes put focus on marijuana, LGBT rights – and Airbnb Read more Bevin’s win also had coat tails down ballot as Democratic state auditor Adam Edelen, widely tipped as a potential opponent for Senator Rand Paul in 2016, lost in an upset to his Republican opponent.
  • (16) But her principal outlet is her blog, Atlas Shrugs , named after the philosophical novel by the arch-conservative Russian emigre, Ayn Rand, which promoted "the morality of rational self-interest".
  • (17) Senator Rand Paul, who has resisted Republican calls for more intervention, said the US should steer clear of Syria and Iraq.
  • (18) Tensions have erupted in recent days, after Kentucky senator Rand Paul attributed Trump’s surprise lead in recent opinion polls to a “ temporary loss of sanity ” among Republican primary voters and former Texas governor Rick Perry claimed his impact on the race represented a “ cancer ” on conservatism.
  • (19) Unlike many of his fellow contenders, Rubio has mostly ignored the Trump show – a move that has spared him the sort of public confrontations that have thus far borne little fruit for candidates who’ve tussled with the Republican frontrunner, such as Jeb Bush and Rand Paul.
  • (20) While Paul has collapsed in polls, Texas senator Ted Cruz has surged, successfully appealing to many of the socially conservative libertarians who backed Ron Paul, Rand’s father, in his two presidential bids.

Stake


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
  • (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.
  • (v. t.) A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
  • (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
  • (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
  • (v. t.) That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
  • (v. t.) To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
  • (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
  • (v. t.) To pierce or wound with a stake.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is not clear whether Sports Direct, which has a history of taking strategic stakes in related companies including Debenhams and JD Sports, will now make a bid.
  • (2) Even so, the release of the first-half figures could help clear the way for the chancellor, George Osborne, to start selling off the taxpayer’s 79% stake in the bank, a legacy of the institution’s 2008 bailout.
  • (3) The Press Association tots up a total of £26bn in asset sales last year – including the state’s Eurostar stake, 30% of the Royal Mail and a slice of Lloyds.
  • (4) Shares in the bank have fallen more than 30% since Britain voted to leave the EU and the share closed on Monday at 167p, well below the 502p average price at which taxpayers bought their stake in the bank.
  • (5) Cobra collapsed into administration in 2009 after which Lord Bilimoria was criticised for using a “pre-pack” deal to buy back a stake in the firm.
  • (6) Republicans remain wary of a contentious debate on the divisive issue, which could anger their core voters and undercut potential electoral gains in the November elections when control of Congress will be at stake.
  • (7) But Mr Bolloré, with a 29% stake in Aegis, vowed to keep calling shareholder meetings until he gets his way.
  • (8) Xenophon’s letter says if State Grid is also allowed to own a huge stake in Ausgrid it raises serious questions about market dominance.
  • (9) Rawlins bought a stake in Stoke City in 2000, where he'd been a season ticket-holder from the age of five, after selling off his IT consultancy company and joined the board.
  • (10) They also point to her involvement, between 1999 and 2005, with Computer Associates-Jinchen, a joint venture between an American tech company and a Chinese firm in which China’s ministry of public security reportedly held a 20% stake.
  • (11) That stake in eight Indonesian coal mines represents 1GT of future carbon dioxide emissions, more than Germany’s annual output.
  • (12) Buffett’s fortune was briefly boosted by another $5.7bn purely on his personal stake in Kraft Heinz, whose shares rose 10%, while Unilever shares rose 13.4% to a record high.
  • (13) Despite its 25% stake, BP said it would be wrong to assume that it would obtain a quarter of the expected $100bn worth of revenues.
  • (14) Most of the money, says WDM, was used to buy shares in Bumi , the troubled London-listed firm co-founded by financier Nat Rothschild that owns large stakes in some of the biggest mining projects in East Kalimantan.
  • (15) They will not be able to vote out the non-execs because Ashley has that vast stake, but there are occasions when principles are important and this September's AGM will be one of them.
  • (16) Shell has pulled out of renewables: it retains a small stake in biofuels development, but the company's offshore wind business is no more.
  • (17) Rupert Murdoch has a battle on his hands to win over leading shareholders in BSkyB, who scent the opportunity for a high-stakes game of brinkmanship and are pushing for a premium price of well over £10bn for full control of the pay-television company.
  • (18) The future of our children, grandchildren and beyond is at stake.
  • (19) To maintain its 30% stake the Co-op would need to stump up another £120m, increasing its already high debt levels.
  • (20) Two years later, the privately held Lovefilm acquired Amazon's UK and German movie rental business, with the online retail giant taking a stake in the business as part of the deal.

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