high-stakes test(напр., экзамен на получение водительских прав; A driving test is a high-stakes test: without passing the test, the test taker cannot obtain a driver's license Taras)
end-of-year meeting("We can say with a high degree of confidence that Russia will register a growth in population for the first time since 1995," said Mr Putin at an end-of-year government meeting broadcast on state television. (БиБиСи) Alexander Demidov)
