Where start-ups and spin-outs are the clients, commercial fees are sometimes waived in lieu of an equity stake in the business.
en.wikipedia.org The race was worth $2,000,000 in 2007 and 2008, but the stake had to be reduced to $1,200,000 in 2009 as that level was deemed unsustainable.
en.wikipedia.org The sheet metal, held at an angle to the stake, is formed using mechanical advantage by hammering just in front of the contact point.
en.wikipedia.org Inquisitors would go out into troublesome regions, question people intensively, conduct tribunals and mete out punishments, sometimes harsh ones, like burning at the stake.
www.huffingtonpost.com He looked at the porpoises, and he looked at the water, and we passed a stake or something in the water...
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