high-risk situation

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high-risk
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌhaɪˈrɪsk/us
/ˌhaɪˈrɪsk/
involving a greater than usual amount ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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He did this, and a week later he got a letter withdrawing the overdraft facility on the grounds that they were now in ahigh-risksituation.
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The limitations made it necessary to search for cheaper therapies, assuring quick effectiveness and stabilization of the patient going through a veryhigh-risksituation.
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This will result in the creation of ahigh-risksituationwhen he realizes he is inadvertently driving by his old favorite bar.
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Despite the differences between securely and insecurely attached children in these high-risk situations, the two direct comparisons are not statistically significant.
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In addition, the risk combinations progress from secure attachment in low-risk circumstances to insecure attachment in high-risk situations.
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Only one of the process variables affected by the intervention, planning how to cope with high-risk situations, was unrelated to depression scores.
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Specification-based testing may be necessary to assure correct functionality, but it is insufficient to guard against complex or high-risk situations.
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Relapse prevention is a cognitive-behavioral approach to self-management that focuses on teaching alternate responses to high-risk situations.
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The unit's primary mandate is to deal with high-risk situations beyond the safe operating limits of police officers with their normal equipment and training.
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In high-risk situations, responses that reduce arousal are adopted by carers and staff, especially when confronted by distressed individuals.
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H2 receptor blockers should be used in high-risk situations and should be administered in the same timing intervals as antacids.
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Standard schedules may not maintain absolutely foolproof levels of protection, and more frequent administration is advised in high-risk situations.
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Some radiation oncologists combine external beam radiation and brachytherapy for intermediate to high-risk situations.
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