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It is too risky to have a substitute like him. You never know what he is up to next. We have advised him many times to stay cool. However, he usually acts on the contrary.

Asif Bajwa

High prices may not be enough of an incentive for risky developments in conventional oil, let alone oil shale.

Anthony Andrews

Now we have good, strong data to say to alcohol companies that we need to get rid of milk drinks and that vodka drinks look risky.

Paul Dillon

Is it a risky strategy for retailers to have both tighter inventory and fewer promotions over the holidays? Yes.

Jay Mcintosh

Government-sponsored telecom networks remain a financially risky proposition that have consistently lost large sums of money.

Robert Rowe

I don't think it's that risky, but one risk inherent in the strategy is that it doesn't provide broad diversification. It's a controlled growth strategy.

Charles Tennes

It may be risky to marry for love, but it's so honest that the Lord just has to smile on it.

Josh Billings

It's a very risky business ascribing divine intent to natural disasters. Nobody but God really knows why these things occur.

Robert Knight

Anything that makes your attempt to buy an asset more risky can have a material effect on the amount of investment we get. These days, we'd be lucky if we get lots of foreign direct investment. We should not restrict it. We should make it easier.

Nouriel Roubini

Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.

Al Alvarez

That is causing some portfolio allocation changes because part of the capital flowing out of Europe and Japan into emerging markets is not attracted by risky assets any more.

Ricardo Amorim

There is reason to believe that these (Wal-Mart) plans could be expansive. Wal-Mart has attempted on several occasions to enter the full-service banking business. The ABA believes that banking is too important to the nation to try such a risky experiment.

Art Johnson

It's terrific. This gives us another drug that we can use to prevent breast cancer that is less risky than the only other drug we had.

Susan Love

Central banks are raising interest rates, and that's risky for stocks. Expectations for earnings growth are too high.

Teun Draaisma

We don't know the exact cause or reason, but it's certainly clear when you look at the worst-ever catastrophic event, which it looks like Katrina will be, we're in a different world, and it's a much more risky world for catastrophic events.

Kurt Karl

Our view is that the framework provides regulators with the ability to provide appropriate incentives to risky investment in infrastructure both to incumbents and challengers.

Kip Meek

Overall, I think they'll be OK, given that the economy is improving and fuel prices are starting to moderate. But nobody knows which way fuel will go, and to base your long-range planning on an optimistic view of oil prices, I think, is very risky.

Alan Sbarra

These results illustrate why it's often risky to rely on 'average' numbers, which are too often the only thing that's reported, ... The database shows that individuals' personal experience is often very different from the average.

Dallas Salisbury

They were having some difficulty getting this deal done because the company is very highly leveraged. It's a very risky deal, and if it weren't for the superstar management team, no one would pay attention to it.

Irv Degraw

He was right, that was big. It was a pretty risky shot but he pulled it off.

Ty Griffith

It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early.

Marcel Achard

We think the company has one bid they are willing to accept, given the unusual (and risky) public nature of the announcement.

Anthony Gikas

We knew it was dark. We knew it was risky.

Richard Hutton

We want to make clear that we don't have a problem with day-trading per se, but we want to make sure that people know what they're getting into. It's very risky, it's highly speculative, some people might call it gambling ... if you want to go into this, you have to go in with your eyes open and your pockets full.

Marc Beauchamp

Farming is a very risky business especially for one who is not on the land because there is no guarantee that the land will be yours anyway even if you have a 99-year lease.

Tony Hawkins

It's risky for local companies to start at the high end. Their brands aren't strong enough.

Yale Zhang

Even at these weaker levels we still consider tobacco company paper unacceptably risky.

Carol Levenson

The line I kept getting was 'We don't want to lend to restaurants because they're too risky,'.

Bruce Johnston

Bob spearheaded some of the more risky trading businesses, the proprietary trading businesses in which the firm did so well in the 1980s and the 1990s, ... Those brought a lot more risk to Goldman Sachs and with it, an enormous jump in profitability.

Lisa Endlich

If you take a risky single and get run out, you would be frustrated.

Duncan Fletcher

Japan has become a lower-risk, lower-return market. China may be more risky, but offers bigger chances.

Ryosuke Homma

This is extraordinarily risky.

James Fenkner

It's risky just to sit back and wait for inflation to show up before we do something, ... One point arguing for monetary restraint is that we seem to have reached a stage where inflation is no longer falling.

Robert Parry

In order to purchase a home, a lot of people have to resort to risky mortgages.

Celia Chen

The only thing we can do is keep fourth now, so I have to be happy with that. We made up some places today, but this is where we stop. The only way that we could improve things is to have one or two less Citroens in front â€' but I doubt that is going to happen! I'm quite glad that it didn't rain today, otherwise the stages would have been incredibly risky.

Michael Park

As the market has risen, a lot of people are probably over-invested in stocks. You can sell some stocks and buy bonds, mutual funds or CDs that are less risky.

John W. Gardner

Funds that are highly leveraged are risky and only pay off when the markets are up.

Brian Mcquade

Shell is such a long turnaround story that BP looks a less risky bet.

Paul Mumford

We had talked about it earlier. It's kind of a risky thing to do, but we weren't going to let him beat us. He's too good a hitter.

Patrick Mcgaha

It's risky starting a newspaper, let alone a free one. That's why choosing a good location is so important. Santa Barbara is a beautiful city, rich in culture, and we feel it's definitely capable of supporting another newspaper.

Jeramy Gordon

I have acute pain in my right shoulder which is very stiff. I could have played by taking pain killer injections but it is risky and I have decided to take the rest.

Shoaib Akhtar

Yemen, a risky country? That's not true.

Maura Tonetto

It's a risky proposition if people don't move, ... You don't want to just shake it up in a time of war.

Frank Pallone

It'd be one thing if he's 25 and filled a demographic niche. But the older the demographic you try to reach, the less risky you want to be.

David Schwab

It's another indication of why I think this revenue forecast is very risky.

Dwight Dively

We are now the greatest cheerleaders in the league for seeing that every building is sold out every night, ... If we're not right about this sport taking off again, if in fact the revenues go the other way, it's very risky.

Jay Feaster

It's a very risky question as to what we will find. We think it's worth the risk.

Stuart Mcgill

Nothing like this has been done. It's really a marvelous adventure and one that very few people would even think about as a possibility because it is risky.

Chip Taylor

Oral history represents a democratization of the history-telling process ... this thing of having history recorded from on high for us, instead of doing it for ourselves, has proven to be a risky business. We need to have history from the bottom up.

Stetson Kennedy

A rise in the 10-year Treasury note is leading investors to flee from Brazil, which is more risky.

Alexandre Vasarhelyi

When you place all those people back in the city without a health care infrastructure, it is a risky proposition. We're going to have a second disaster in this city.

Peter Deblieux

Because this hour-long period is so risky for teen drivers, extending the driving limit to 11 p.m. will save lives and prevent dangerous crashes.

Steven Bloch

Keeping a close watch on patients after they begin taking these drugs is a good idea--although not because these medicines are especially risky or dangerous. Patients need to be monitored to ensure they're getting the right medication in the amount that can help them feel better.

Dr. Greg Simon

There are quotes from their own scientists who think it's kind of risky. We think it's more of a political decision than a scientific decision.

Jeff Curtis

Lenders are always looking at the borrower in terms of ability to pay off the loan. If the borrower is going to have a much smaller loan, it's more feasible for the lender. It's less risky and a better transaction.

Patrick Ford

Obviously, this is a risky business and will, no doubt create the Town some public outcry. However the potential financial exposure the Town faces is potentially great and I urge you to give this strong consideration.

Mark Gebo

A great many risky loans were issued in California as home prices reached the stratosphere. Interest only and option ARMs were used by many buyers to qualify for homes they could not otherwise afford. That means trouble in the near and intermediate future.

Alexis Mcgee

There's such a low propensity to innovate. The problem is that most buyers perceive any innovation as risky, and they don't get any benefit from a success.

Aaron Gellman

With all the risk out there, it will be too risky to go much bigger.

Thomas Thayer

To suggest that chocolate is a health food is risky.

Bonnie Liebman

There is much more awareness now than 10 to 15 years ago that it is a tricky, risky undertaking, and that you have to be good at it. That has led to better execution because people are more thoughtful about it.

Stephen Glover

The other 10 guys need to give him some help. We've got a lot of talent at other positions, and to make that kind of commitment to one guy can be somewhat risky.

Bill Snyder

There's a certain mythology that prevails in Hollywood that kids are only interested in risky or edgy stuff, ... and I don't think that's always the case.

Melissa Caldwell

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

Arlen Spector

This is a very risky situation, ... And when women of this age range call, I'm going to give them a dose of reality.

Jane Miller

He wrestled well. He was kind of trying to hang on at the end instead of staying aggressive, which I didn't like. Basically he was taking (Miller) down and letting him go, which is risky.

Andy Coulombe

It's risky just to sit back and wait for an upward trend in inflation to show up before we do something.

Robert Parry

We look at this from the standpoint that the more parental involvement the better because too many teens end up driving in risky situations, even with graduated driving laws in many states.

Russ Rader

Like any other investment, if it?s volatile and risky, you have to know when to get out of it. But most people don?t collect for investment, they do it because they love it or it?s a hobby.

Alice Gibson

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

Denis Waitley

It's going to be a pretty hard task to sell when the future of the most profitable part of Telstra is so uncertain and risky. Its main business is in decline, and the downside is hard to ascertain.

Craig Young

It's risky because both sides have the capacity to escalate.

John Pike

I think by being an independent theatrical distributor, we're risk-takers by nature, because this business is so risky in general. We hope to keep finding new films and acknowledging new talents.

Bob Berney

Chat is a conduit for distribution of malicious code. It's a way to distribute Trojans, and, in addition, users who don't know how to hide their IP address will reveal it during chat. On the Internet, chat is risky business.

Chris Rouland

We believe that investors should be offered a higher yield than just 4.5 percent for a risky investment in GM stock.

John Murphy

I didn't want to have anybody with me, ... I was perfectly happy just by myself but they thought it was too risky. I regret that there was any need to have anybody there.

William Jefferson

I felt it was too much of a struggle to have a career in the arts. I wanted to be able to retire one day . . . an arts career has no guarantees, no pensions and is too risky. I always knew I would return to dental school.

James Buckley

The futures would be risky at this time as the domestic economic and judicial environment is not mature.

Qi Xiangdong

Investors have taken risky one-sided bets on a rising dollar this year. Some will likely continue cutting dollar holdings through the holiday period. That's limiting the yen's losses.

Minoru Shioiri

Today's articles are premature and a bit risky. The stories have a destabilizing effect on the community we work in.

Robert Dudley

It's important to be mindful of mosquitoes, particularly in late August and September, when West Nile is at its most risky.

Michael Finkelstein

We've never separated two vehicles going Mach 5. That's just never happened. It's a very risky thing.

Leslie Williams

Usually it is advisable to choose this regime if the husband has risky business activities.

Bertrand Lapeyre

Duncan is not only hurting himself in Baltimore, where people are just getting to know him, but also in Montgomery County, where people don't like negative politics, ... I think it's very risky.

Lanny Davis

In the U.S., the markets that are most risky are those where there is a higher proportion of buyers using adjustable loans and interest-only loans.

Thomas Skinner

They know they have horrible problems and they came up with the least risky move they could make.

Charlie Cook

Nowadays it has become more risky. They have listening devices stronger than the Lebanese Army. They have infiltrated everything.

Walid Jumblatt

The bottom line is this: If we were investors in Macquarie stock, we would love this deal -- where can we buy it? But we're not. We are elected officials who are more concerned about protecting the people of this state than rushing into a very risky deal without all the facts.

Sen. Vi Simpson

With the cooling U.S. economy and a series of profit warnings from tech firms both at home and abroad, high tech shares appear too risky at the moment to handle.

Toshihiro Koizumi

We knew that child predators posed a problem to young people on the Web, but we were stunned to learn the vast numbers of teens engaging in incredibly risky behaviors online.

Glena Records

I have a hard time believing that they can buy a company with 2,000 people and make it work. The notion of buying a gigantic company with a lot of cash is a very risky proposition.

Joe Kraus

It can be perceived as horseplay. There was risky behavior, but fortunately people were sober. ... People could be slightly hurt, but no one was ever killed or brought to the hospital.

Jeffrey Schmitz

It's a risky thing for them.

Simon Rosenberg

To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know we must seek it. It also means that without it life will be valueless.

Marsha Sinetar

The track is challenging. It is not particularly risky.

Giuseppe Gattino

[Sapp is one of the more than 300 players who weigh at least 300 pounds. So is Giants offensive tackle Kareem McKenzie, listed at 327 pounds.] It's a risky business when you talk about the NFL, ... It's a dangerous job all around.

Kareem Mckenzie

People should have a choice whether they want to engage in risky activities.

Jacob Sullum

A thief is a thief. Making a movie is a very risky and expensive enterprise, and artists deserve to be reimbursed fairly.

John Malcolm

There were lots of doubters, lots of people saying it was too risky. I had to sell some people on it. ... In my opinion it was a no-risk situation.

David Schmidly

Father sticks to it that anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

A for-profit wouldn't be able to work on this level -- it's so long-term, risky and it takes a lot of investment at first.

Nick Moon

You cannot stop sexual experimentation. You can only stop risky behavior based on inaccurate information. When our parents won't teach us about our bodies, we seek information elsewhere.

Stephanie Bell

We wouldn't have had children (if we knew). It's too risky. One out of four? There's no way that I would risk it.

Shannon Olson

It's a fairly risky fund, but if you want to buy the stocks of the Nasdaq 100, that's a way to do it.

Sheldon Jacob

Part of this risky business of ours is [that] we prepare for contingencies. This project does have such a process to recover the science and capsule to the extent that we can.

Andrew Dantzler

Hedge funds can be volatile and risky and we want to be sure to offer it to the right clientele. It's not for Ma and Pa Kettle.

John Reilly

Great things are rarely easy things. They are most often risky things, with just as great a chance for failure as for success.

Mike Huckabee

Ortiz feels strongly about helping protect the health of women who undergo these potentially risky procedures.

Hallye Jordan

In this article we argue that directing our efforts towards changing the overall acceptability or opportunity for risky sexual decision-making might be more effective than the one-on-one interventions.

Tom Farley

If there are no organized activities in the area, then private parties are where the kids will congregate. Some adults think they are being safe by just taking up car keys, but binge drinking that leads to alcohol poisoning is another risky proposition. Adults need to understand alcohol is a drug.

Teresa Belew

Many people in Japan were concerned whether American meat processors can properly take out risky materials. The concern was proved right so soon. Many consumers are feeling cheated.

Asahi Shimbun

An extremely risky proposition.

Rod Blagojevich

European pharmaceuticals are in better shape than their U.S. peers. We don't see them as overly risky.

Christian Schneider

They are more risky than your average equity fund. Investments like these you need to hold for at least a decade.

Ben Yearsley

If you notice anything questionable, such as accounts you don't recognize, or payment disputes, deal with those issues before applying for a home equity loan. It can also be helpful to have your credit score which will tell you specifically the factors in your credit history that could be considered risky by lenders.

Maxine Sweet

It takes an extraordinary level of financial strength to deploy such large amounts of capital in risky environments and a cyclical industry. Fragmented or financially insecure players cannot afford such risk. To achieve what we have set out to do, we need your help -- not new barriers.

John Hofmeister

It's a risky fight for Guinn, but it's also risky for James because he's facing a hungry guy who's got talent. But I expect James to come out there and show his greatness again as the pre-eminent heavyweight talent.

Dan Goossen

I've been trying to figure out for at least the last 10 years how to force myself into something more risky.

Richard Foreman

In light of the magnitude of the penalty, FHA will need to reassure lenders that FHA remains business friendly. Lenders have other choices and will go elsewhere if FHA business is perceived as too risky.

Howard Glaser

Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You can't stare at it long, it's too risky. You get a sense of it then you look away.

Jerry Seinfield

A woman simply is, but a man must become. Masculinity is risky and elusive. It is achieved by a revolt from woman, and it is confirmed only by other men. Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.

Camille Paglia

I think it is an act of medical malpractice to do human reproductive cloning when animal data shows how risky it is - how high the frequency is of miscarriage, birth defects and even life problems with other species. We've been unsuccessful at doing this in our closest animal relatives.

Alta Charo

This was someone who was not involved in anything risky; he was walking down a sidewalk to his apartment. It doesn't get much more mundane than that.

Karthi Vadivelu

[Building a dessert on an unlikely flavor can also be risky business.] If it's warm and chocolate it's nirvana for most people, ... But I can't give away prune desserts.

Claudia Fleming

One of our goals is to provide young girls with character-building life skills that can help them avoid risky adolescent behaviors, such as drug or alcohol use, early sexual activity and eating disorders.

Julia Stanley

Consumption of risky foods declined significantly in 2002 compared to 1998. However, in the future there needs to be more targeted outreach to those groups that continue to have high levels of risky food consumption.

Erica Weis

For us, the litigation issue is really a risk assessment issue, and the fact that an injunction is almost always issued automatically creates a lot of risky situations.

Emery Simon

I should've played more risky in that game but I was too passive and allowed her to dominate.

Elena Dementieva

This one feels particularly risky to me because it's potentially people making decisions from afar and without any kind of emotional attachment to the paper.

Zack Stalberg

Some competitive keyword ad buys currently being made will be eliminated because the competitors (or search engines) decide those purchases are too risky. Stock valuations of relevant industry players should adjust downward accordingly.

Eric Goldman