1.   A good third of the stock of any hardware retail shop in Nairobi is now derived from this source.

2.   As the others came ashore I took stock of my new dominion.

3.   Conservatives are right when they argue that government social welfare activities are antithetical grafts on the root stock of capitalism.

4.   He keeps a stock of medicines in the cupboard.

5.   He paused outside the doors, taking stock of his men, careful not to give any sign of his thoughts.

6.   He walked back inside and took stock of the situation.

7.   His arm shook and he tightened his grip on the stock of the rifle to still it.

8.   I saw it as a never-ending drain on our meagre stock of rope and timber.

9.   Jodie always had a large stock of brandy in her cupboard.