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- noun Plural form of
risk . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
risk .
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Examples
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Separating construction, multifamily, and non-farm non-residential loans and employing internal and vendor models, the examiners estimated loss severities relating to the refinancing risks for loans maturing in 2009 and 2010, as well as the term risks for loans with later maturity dates.
Sam Chandan: The Stress Tests and Commercial Real Estate 2009
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He noted what he called "risks to the financial market from intense inflows."
Brazil's Real Falls After Bank Acts Rogerio Jelmayer 2011
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"A short term risks some of the same consequences as outright failure to raise the ceiling -- downgraded credit rating, stocks plunge, interest rates spike, etc."
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"Classified boards give managers and directors the ability to manage companies with some board continuity without worrying about short term risks and having to be elected," said MacKenzie Partners vice president Paul Schulman.
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MILAN, Oct 18 Reuters - Fitch Ratings cut its credit rating on Fiat , citing short-term risks from the Italian carmaker's takeover of U.S peer Chrysler and its reliance on its home market and Brazil.
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"Classified boards give managers and directors the ability to manage companies with some board continuity without worrying about short term risks and having to be elected," said MacKenzie Partners vice president Paul Schulman.
unknown title 2011
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"Classified boards give managers and directors the ability to manage companies with some board continuity without worrying about short term risks and having to be elected," said MacKenzie Partners vice president Paul Schulman.
unknown title 2011
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"For the rest of Europe I don't think it'll matter much if at all in the longer term, but I fear that a lot of people may be underestimating the short term risks to Europe of a Greek collapse."
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Over and over again in business, I find people refusing to take small short term risks because of fear, thereby passing up huge gains in the longer run.
Forbes.com: News Kristi Hedges 2011
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Nick Johnson is worth an incentive-laden contract, not a large guarantee, because unathletic, aging (31) and injury-prone players don't add up to good long-term risks, which is the same that you could say about
SI.com 2009
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