personal stake
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandstake
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personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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stake
noun[C]
uk/steɪk/us/steɪk/
a share or a financial involvement in something such as ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandstakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is apersonalstakein carrying them out.
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I agree with him that to have apersonalstakein an industry is to have apersonalstakein its success.
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Grievance evils are of immediate personal concern to them; the evils directly affect their own good and interests, goods in which they have a direct andpersonalstake.
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Because many of the protagonists in the debate over the rebellion had apersonalstakein its outcome, self-interest tended to dictate who adopted which position.
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It is the third step in the process of scene analysis and provides a means by which one inserts apersonalstakein a particular action.
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In contrast, altruistic litigants, who have lesspersonalstakein the outcomes of their cases, may for that reason have less reason not to gamble on policy arguments.
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I strongly support the majorpersonalstakewhich housing co-operatives give their tenants.
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Mypersonalstakein this matter, however, is a very small one.
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I have therefore apersonalstakein the secondary sector of education.
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They do not feel that they have apersonalstakein the life and education of their children.
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Students, with a loan on generous terms, will have a greaterpersonalstakein their own higher education.
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It will enable more citizens to have a direct andpersonalstakein and understanding of the wealth-creating process that ultimately sustains their pension.
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This would give the tenant a feeling that his home really belonged to him, and that he had a much morepersonalstakein it.
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I question the way in which the properties are maintained, because those who live there do not have such a highpersonalstakeas owner-occupiers.
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As a result, the employee directors, who had nopersonalstakein the company, were liable in some cases for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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The top-up loan will give students apersonalstakein the investment made in their future and encourage greater economic awareness and self-reliance.
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Classroom discussion, the civil exchange of ideas, and having apersonalstakein each philosophical conversation were essential.
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It is better that they should understand that having apersonalstakein industry is good for industry, good for them and good for the country as a whole.
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We can be uncertain about the winner of a contest, but unless we have somepersonalstakein it, we have no risk.
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