actual risk
collocation in Englishmeaningsofactualandrisk
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actual
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/us/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
existing ...
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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofactualandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofactual risk
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Theactualriskfor urban populations is still unknown.
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A meta-analysis of perioperative beta-blockade: what is theactualriskreduction?
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But theactualrisk-adjusted reduction in liabilities would be much smaller, less than one-fifth.
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Thus, whenactualriskwas used as the standard of comparison, 73.7% of the respondents overestimated their risk.
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All the evidence points to the conclusion that past and current practice presents noactualriskto the patient, and may be considered as safe.
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Well, of course you can fear the unknown, but there is no reason to think that anyone's fear will be related to theactualrisk.
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Further information on laboratory exams were not collected in this study, resulting in lack of relevant data onactualriskof patients taking antipsychotics.
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I should stress that those statistics will under-rate rather than over-rate theactualrisk.
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Instead, we are concentrating on theactualriskposed by a given plant.
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This approach ignores theactualriskinvolved in applying these agents down on the farm.
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In this paper, the worst-case scenario for disease spread within and between shows was presented, however, there a number of factors that will limit theactualriskof disease spread.
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In all such situations, the laboratory findings enabled by the powerful molecular techniques must be evaluated within an epidemiological and ecological context to determine theactualriskto human health.
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In terms of people atactualrisk, as distinct from people at a psychological disadvantage, the problem is minuscule.
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The very low level of past claims and specialist analysis suggestactualriskassociated with these specific liabilities is extremely small.
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In the automobile field it is even more serious if the standard of servicing is bad, because here we haveactualriskinvolved.
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In this case it was not anactualriskbut a theoretical risk, but we felt that we should err on the side of caution.
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Yet theactualriskof dependency proved to be far less than feared.
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Second, of the reports received over the period, there have been 34 incidents assessed as involvingactualrisk, or an average of about five a year.
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We think their methods reduced to a minimum the chances that it would succeed, and increased the tension until there is now anactualriskof war.
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Instead of imposing blanket bans we should be providing for a reliable licensing procedure that examines theactualriskinvolved in the use of each substance.
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Cycling facilities increase the perception of safety, leaving aside the evidence supporting or detracting from theiractualrisk.
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Recent work, using real-world numbers, indicate that theactualriskis probably less than half the theoretical risk.
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Still, it is quite right we should bear these things in mind—we should consider what is theactualriskwe are running by a delay of six months.
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Problems can occur when trying to measure absolute risk because it is extremely difficult to determine theactualriskstatistic for a person.
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Importantly, feelings, thoughts and behaviors can have a number of functional and dysfunctional effects on individual and group life, depending onactualriskand people's subjective approaches to danger.
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