risk

01. You [risk] failing the course if you don't do a better job on your next presentation.

02. Investing in the stock market is a very [risky] way to try to make money.

03. Glen enjoys high [risk] sports like parachuting and rock-climbing.

04. Walter Anderson once said that our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult [risk] we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

05. Women walking alone late at night in large cities are at considerable [risk] in this country.

06. He took a big [risk] by investing most of his money in one company, but it paid off.

07. Too much fat in one's diet poses a serious [risk] of heart disease.

08. T. S. Eliot said that only those who will [risk] going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

09. The Dalai Lama once observed that great love and great achievements involve great [risk].

10. There is a Russian proverb which states that he who doesn't [risk] never gets to drink champagne.

11. There is a Spanish proverb which observes that nothing is gained without taking [risks].

12. Regular physical activity lowers your [risk] of an early death.

13. Smoking increases your [risk] for many health problems, including cancer and heart disease.

14. Recent studies have shown that people who like to participate in [risky] sports, such as mountain climbing or parachuting, are also more likely to smoke cigarettes.

15. Studies show that a year after quitting smoking, one's [risk] of a heart attack drops by 50 percent.

16. Regular physical activity that is performed on most days of the week reduces the [risk] of developing or dying from some of the leading causes of illness and death in the United States.