risky behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofriskyandbehaviour
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risky
adjective
uk/ˈrɪs.ki/us/ˈrɪs.ki/
involving the possibility of something ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofriskyandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is, we could prevent people from imposing on us the costs of theirriskybehavioursimply by prohibiting them from engaging in theriskybehaviour.
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Clearly, the leastriskybehaviourfor a student is to remain as individually invisible as possible.
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It is arguable thatriskybehaviourfor the chance of a small gain is morally objectionable.
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Exploration is an essential butriskybehaviourcarried out by small rodents.
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Further discussions focused on children's experience and understanding of 'riskybehaviour'.
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A second alternative to compulsory insurance would be to compel people to pay for the costs of theirriskybehaviouras the need occurs.
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Whileriskybehaviouris increasing, levels of physical exercise are decreasing.
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Controlling for a tendency to engage inriskybehaviourslightly modified these associations, but does not eliminate them for seven of the young adult outcome measures.
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The fact remains that some prisoners continue to take part inriskybehaviour—taking drugs and sharing needles.
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For this reason, we need information campaigns written in scientifically accurate language that give the population clear information on prevention, methods of protection andriskybehaviour.
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He analysed the tendency for men to engage inriskybehaviourby placing their trust in women whom they barely know and linked it to political developments.
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