unreasonable risk
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunreasonableandrisk
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unreasonable
adjective
uk/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
not fair ...
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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofunreasonableandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofunreasonable risk
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Choosing to run anunreasonableriskof a wrongful outcome is only one way of manifesting indifference toward whether it materializes; one may also display this attitude through inadvertent recklessness.
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The doctrines of duty of care in negligence law reflect a social determination on the normative question of what is reasonable as opposed tounreasonableriskimposition.
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We are also keen to protect bank employees from anyunreasonableriskof committing the offences during their everyday work.
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Reasonable risk in a traditional investment is fine, but this isunreasonablerisk.
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It is plain that speeds up to 70 mph with modern cars do not pose anunreasonableriskof injury to other road users.
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They will take the view that they would be taking anunreasonablerisk(certainly in relation to their pension prospects) if, by chance, they offended the police authority.
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It is obvious that all securities in that list must be such that nounreasonableriskis taken if moneys in trust funds are there invested.
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That was taking anunreasonableriskand, therefore, his behaviour broke the chain of causation.
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The moral of the mobile phone story is that we should not expose people to unreasonable risks.
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But we should clarify or extend this definition to include not exposing people to unreasonable risks of harm.
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This imperative dictates that clinicians do no harm, either by subjecting patients to unreasonable risks or by inflicting actual damage (5).
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A person who engages in activities that pose anunreasonablerisktoward others and their property that actually results in harm, breaches their duty of reasonable care.
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Research should only be prevented if it harms people or exposes them to unreasonable risks.
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We act responsibly in this regard when we do not run unreasonable risks with respect to the production of actual value.
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Does natural reproduction expose the embryo to unreasonable risks?
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An equally important purpose is to exercise supervision to protect policyholders from unreasonable risks and to safeguard their reasonable expectations.
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It is vital to be sure that we are not asking our submariners to undertake unreasonable risks.
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Wherever possible, unreasonable risks should be avoided, especially in the case of employees of small and medium-sized enterprises.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Private houses are not covered by this legislation, although occupiers' liability requires householders not to deliberately expose occupants or visitors to unreasonable risks.
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