unacceptable risk

collocation in English

meaningsofunacceptableandrisk

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unacceptable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.əkˈsep.tə.bəl/us
/ˌʌn.əkˈsep.t̬ə.bəl/
too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed ...
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risk
noun
uk
/rɪsk/us
/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofunacceptableandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Furthermore, what is consideredunacceptableriskwill vary in time and will depend upon available alternatives.
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Is there evidence that the individual took anunacceptablerisk?
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The effect of fatigue after more than eight hours continuously undertaking this together with physically demanding work may be considered to be anunacceptablerisk.
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These are situations in which it would be irresponsible and blameworthy to try to maximize actual value because there is anunacceptableriskthat we would thereby cause serious harm.
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Exempting such dangerous contacts because they are organic stock or are from rare breeds would involve anunacceptableriskof disease transmission.
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They need not present anunacceptableriskif midwives are supported by adequate emergency services.
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Those standards are underpinned by the personal accountability of practitioners and by systems to deal with individuals whose continuing practice represents anunacceptablerisk.
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That is anunacceptableriskfor any public servant to have to face when it is not necessary to do so.
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I would submit that you would be putting these two accused to anunacceptableriskof injustice if you were to allow their extradition.
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This is anunacceptableriskthat no one has the right to take.
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I certainly think that the words "unacceptablerisk" ought to be deleted, because they involve an almost impossible task in the question of bail.
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Only if this assessment shows that there is nounacceptableriskwill approval be granted.
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Furthermore, it would not expose the fleet and whomever it was assigned to protect tounacceptableriskfor six years or more.
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Trusts have wide-ranging powers to generate additional income, provided, among other things, that there is nounacceptableriskto public funds.
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They will continue to do that task until either they have anunacceptableriskput on them or there is peace.
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He knows the difficulty of defining "unacceptablerisk".
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It found a very substantial body of evidence indicating that lindane presents nounacceptableriskto human health when used in accordance with statutory directions.
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Any attempt to operate elsewhere would place anunacceptableriskon any task group and the elements it supports.
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It is recalled primarily where there is anunacceptableriskto the safety of patients or staff.
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