global risk
noun[CorU]
ECONOMICSukusthepossibilitythat somethingbadmayhappenwhich willaffectallcountries:
Housepriceswere one of themainglobalrisksfacingthe UKeconomy.
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It is remarkable to realize how far the formerly fragmented,globalriskand disaster community has grown into one distinctive body of excellence.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Over time intervals of hundreds of millions of years, random celestial events pose aglobalriskto the biosphere, which can result in mass extinctions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hypertension is the leadingglobalriskfactor for mortality, and the global cost of sub-optimal blood pressure is estimated to be very high.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.First, the management of any sponsored pension fund impacts theglobalrisk-return optimization process of the sponsoring firm.
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The report also explores the interconnectedness of risks, and considers how the strategies for the mitigation of global risks might be structured.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.We are the first generation with the insight of the new global risks facing humanity, that people and societies are the biggest drivers of global change.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The global risks which demand continuing vigilance are both cyclical and structural.
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- allow-of
- allow of something
- allow of sth
- allow-of-sth
- alloy
- alloyed
- alloying
- alloy wheel
- all-points bulletin
- all-points-bulletin
- all-purpose
- all-purpose
- all-purpose flour
- all-purpose-flour
- all-purpose yardage
- all-purpose-yardage
- all right
- all-right
- all-risks
- all-risks
- all roads lead to Rome
- all-roads-lead-to-rome
- (all) rolled into one
- all-rolled-into-one
- all round