significant risk
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandrisk
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such patients may have asignificantriskfor endocarditis.
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Asignificantriskwas associated with taking showers.
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Identifyingsignificantriskfactors will help understand such manifestations.
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It concluded there was asignificantriskand that consequences would likely be serious.
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Somatic illness, family discord and financial trouble weresignificantriskfactors during all three time periods.
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This increased variability and allowed us to determine which children were truly atsignificantrisk.
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This predictive model did create a distinct and statisticallysignificantriskgradient in the validation cohort.
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This is, in reality, not only a postpartum phenomenon but also asignificantriskthroughout pregnancy.
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Living in urban areas compared with rural was not identified as a statisticallysignificantriskfactor.
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However surface contamination alone may not pose asignificantriskif the garlic is cooked.
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This subgroup was also atsignificantriskfor antisocial problems as adults.
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No additionalsignificantriskfactors were identified among the 344 nomadic participants.
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In addition, stressful life events and a history of depression aresignificantriskfactors.
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The othersignificantriskfactor that applied to both species was treatment of drinking water.
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The simultaneous effects ofsignificantriskand protective factors on post-natal depression were analysed using logistic regression analysis.
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The presence of wild geese was asignificantriskfactor when considered in association with the season and housed variables.
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A multivariate conditional logistic regression model was constructed to identify independent variables that weresignificantriskfactors for infection.
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Sedentary lifestyles, poor nutrition and obesity are recognized assignificantriskfactors contributing to the increase in non-communicable disease.
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Even this higher figure suggests that a relatively small number of stocks is required to achievesignificantrisksharing.
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Patients over 60 years are atsignificantriskof neurotoxicity and, therefore, should probably receive chemotherapy alone as initial treatment.
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Under these circumstances, there may be little benefit (butsignificantrisk) to long-distance movements by this species.
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If animals are grazing, the presence of wild geese on the farm is asignificantriskfactor for shedding.
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Fragmentation in this case may not halt infectious contacts and the disease could put an endangered species atsignificantrisk.
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However, there was little understanding of what level of contamination might constitute asignificantriskto patients.
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