11.   Oxford blew their chance to stake a claim in the promotion race.

12.   If Labour cannot stake its claim to be the future government, it may be by-passed by events and find itself back in the wilderness.

13.   Ekoku failed to stake his claim for a place against the Dutch.

14.   Now the Festival board is urging people to stake their claims to other events now as many are on the verge of selling out.

15.   And before Hong Kong can stake its claim, the airport has to open its doors.

16.   And if I can stake one claim for certain, it is that it will never return to this continent.

17.   And both, at different times, have staked legitimate claims to being recognized as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

18.   And he is rushing to stake a claim on as much as he can before the big corporations move in.

19.   And like other immigrant neighborhoods, the residents staked a claim to their turf.

20.   And not surprisingly, the Pequots have already staked their claim there.