1.   More radically, philosophers of science like Paul Feyerabend have argued that even explanatory systems like mythology and astrology stake claims as valid as those of Western science.

2.   Should companies be able to stake commercial claims on the natural processes of the human body?

3.   The angry cycle of planting and uprooting has been repeated on the outskirts of this Palestinian village, as both sides rush to stake claims to land.

4.   They are all poised to make a mad dash and stake claims to those who could help them build a playoff contender.

5.   An American firm recruited sprinters from a local high school track team to help stake claims.

6.   Each side periodically accuses the other of invading the region to stake claims to gold, uranium and possible oil deposits.

7.   Russian security chief Alexander Lebed recently urged the Kremlin to stake claims to Sevastopol, a city founded by Catherine the Great and still populated mainly by ethnic Russians.

8.   The aim of the Jewish settlements is to stake claim to as much of the disputed land as possible for Israel.

9.   The race to stake new claims has given an economic boost to coastal cities hit hard when the last Gulf oil boom ended.

10.   Wading into the dispute over control of the South China Sea, Taiwan on Tuesday protested moves by Malaysia and the Philippines to stake claims in the contested region.