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risk life and limb
to do something very dangerous where you might get hurt. These skiers risk life and limb every day for the thrill of speed.
See also: life, limb

risk your neck

to do something very dangerous. I'm not going to risk my neck climbing over a twenty-foot wall!
See also: neck
risk your neck
to do something dangerous. We risked our necks to rescue you and all you can say is “Gee whiz”?
See also: neck

run the risk (of doing something)

to make possible a particular result. When doctors fail to follow government guidelines, they run the risk of being sued by their patients.
Usage notes: sometimes followed by a clause beginning with that: By giving students more freedom, we run the risk that sometimes they will fail.
See also: run
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Depending on how practitioners respond to such requests, they may be at risk for failing to comply with AICPA professional standards.
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The EDF figure can then be used to estimate the standalone credit risk of an obligor or the value at risk (VAR) in a portfolio.
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Daniel Mudge, President and CEO of OpVantage, said: 'The integration of Fitch Risk Management's leading credit analytics with NetRisk's and OpVantage's advisory services and OpVar tools to facilitate the quantification of Operational Risk and Capital at Risk will allow Fitch Risk Management to be able to better serve the global market needs for central risk management solutions.
Fitch Risk Management Acquires NetRisk, Inc. & OpVantage LLC by Business Wire
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