Risk Degree - BE 4 Unit 6: Risk

These adjective can be used with the word risk:

Slight

Great

Miniscule

Considerable

Potential

Immediate

High

Remote

Serious

Negligible

Significant

Imminent

Substantial

Terribly

Tremendous

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A high level of risk: High, Serious, Significant, Terribly, Tremendous, Great, Considerably

A low level of risk: Miniscule, Negligible, Slight,

A possible future risk: Potential, Substantial

A risk in the very near future: Immediate, Imminent

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Immediate x slight, miniscule, negligible

Remote x considerable, serious, imminent

Potential x terrible, tremendous, huge

Minimum x significant, substantial, great

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the risk of ________ is ________
pose a _________ risk to ________
take a _________ risk to ________
 a _______ risk  that _________

Following the earthquake, engineers said there was an immediate risk that the old hospital collapse.

That the risk of being robbed in this city is miniscule does not mean that you should ignore all safety regulations.

The flu virus dies at temperature above 70 ⁰ C, so cooking removes remote risk of H5N1 infection from eating birds or eggs.

Analysts saw a substantial risk that inflation would not decline as anticipated.

A famous insurance broker has designated all central and south American countries either low or negligible risk – apart from Colombia, which is designated extreme risk.

Viruses, adware, and spyware slow down your PC, annoy you with pop-ups and, most importantly pose a tremendous risk  to personal and financial information.

The new CEO is regarded as a reformer who is willing to take huge risks to challenge the status quo.

Policymakers still see a significant risk that housing demand could decline further.