risk of attack

collocation in English

meaningsofriskandattack

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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofriskandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Results of the present study indicate that tubers lying close to the soil surface are at higherriskofattackby tuber moths than those found at a greater depth.
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Theriskofattackfrom the air, however remote it may be, cannot be ignored, and for two reasons.
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We have also produced a crime prevention handbook that contains advice on what citizens can do to reduce theriskofattack.
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The tanks should be well protected and removed as far as possible from theriskofattackfrom the air.
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Theriskofattackhas gradually diminished in recent years.
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Theriskofattackis not very great.
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Both theriskofattackand the form it might take are kept under continuous review.
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The widespread use of the spotter system has put an end to idle hands and idle machines when there is no immediateriskofattack.
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It is a labour of risk to life, and death from malaria, andriskofattack.
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The other is a very grave increase in theriskofattackon the individual officer.
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We are now under the dark cloud ofriskofattackfrom the air.
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In framing the estimates regard was necessarily paid, not only to population, but to the degree ofriskofattackand to the extent and character of the area.
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Food storage must be regarded from many points of view, particularly because of theriskofattackfrom the air.
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However, it is true that the vast majority of those using buses and trains do so in complete safety as theriskofattackremains very low.
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I will always be ready to listen to positive proposals on action that we can take to reduce theriskofattackor protect the police from injury.
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It is now possible to sterilise grain in such a way that it will keep, and there is noriskofattackby mildew or weevils.
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Over 60,000 students can not attend school because of theriskofattack.
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This model considers three main factors, namely:riskofattack, value of the plant part, and the cost of defense.
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Converts also expose themselves to theriskofattackby radical extremists.
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Many of these advantages decrease theriskofattackfor individuals living within the group.
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