risky activity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofriskyandactivity
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risky
adjective
uk/ˈrɪs.ki/us/ˈrɪs.ki/
involving the possibility of something ...
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activity
noun
uk/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofriskyandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The result is that we maintain an uninfected corpus that will require the same excessive care in the future, when similarriskyactivityis undertaken.
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First, such physical risks are always created and effected in social systems, for example by organizations and institutions which are supposed to manage and control theriskyactivity.
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We do not want to encourage people to engage inriskyactivity.
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As every gambler and every weather-forecaster knows, prophecy is an extremelyriskyactivity.
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That will involve a risk premium, given that exploration is a particularlyriskyactivity.
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Due to the increasing traffic in the city, playing football at the streets became ariskyactivityfor the boys.
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The risk-taking scale reflects the extent to which the respondent's reported behaviour reflects a willingness to engage in risky activities.
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This autonomy extended to residents engaging in some potentially risky activities if they chose.
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This is the case of most teachers and individuals working in risky activities.
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Additionally, the rule fails to account for possible alternatives, whether it be the use of alternate methods to reach the same outcome, or abandoning theriskyactivityaltogether.
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In effect, dangerous or otherwise risky activities should be met by breathing through different nostrils or towards different parts of the body.
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Risky activities must be balanced out by equally challenging activities with managed or controlled risk.
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Children who are involved in these risky activities are diagnosed as having conduct disorder and will later develop antisocial personality disorder.
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In many cases, those engaging in risky activities will be asked to sign a waiver releasing another party from liability.
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When equally-able individuals undertake risky activities with the potential of large payoffs, such as starting new businesses, some ventures succeed and some fail.
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During the trial it was revealed tha the students felt pressured to participate in risky activities because those who refused were punished.
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This has raised safety concerns, compounded by binge drinking and risky activities.
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