1.   But, having staked his credibility on bipartisan comity, Lott finds himself trapped.

2.   He told a Washington Post reporter, at one point, that he would stake his credibility as a journalist on the truth of his denial.

3.   President Boris Yeltsin has staked the credibility of his government on its ability to maintain the stability of the ruble.

4.   Seeking to calm investors and ordinary Russians, Kiriyenko staked the credibility of his government on avoiding a currency devaluation.

5.   Though it is an Islamic nation, it has a secular government that has staked its credibility on building a Western-style market economy.

6.   It has staked its credibility on joint efforts with the United States to get the two sides talking again.

7.   President Boris Yeltsin, who agreed to the truce with separatist Chechen leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, has staked his credibility on its success.