likelyto besuccessful, orunlikelyto beconnectedwithdangerorproblems:Hestressedthat thetakeoveris "a very low-riskdeal."Homeinsurancecostsless if youlivein a low-riskarea.FINANCEused todescribeabondor otherinvestmentthat has a goodchanceof beingpaidback:Corporatebondsarelow-riskinvestments.(Definition oflow-riskfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflow-risk
low-riskOf these 22 children, 11 were aggressive, high-risk children and 11 werelow-risk, coparticipants in the problem solving skills training groups.From theCambridge English CorpusSecurely and insecurely attached children withlow-riskfamily environments and low ratings on negativity had similar likelihood of showing the problem trajectory.From theCambridge English CorpusFour cluster groups were identified and labeled multiproblem high-risk, smoking high-risk, normative, andlow-riskgroups.From theCambridge English CorpusThe agent borrows the price of the asset using as collateral somelow-riskassets in his portfolio.From theCambridge English CorpusInlow-risk, middle-class samples, the findings have been inconsistent.From theCambridge English CorpusBy contrast, the counterpart probabilities are substantially larger for thelow-riskgroup: 31.6, 59.4, and 33.1%, respectively.From theCambridge English CorpusA unit investment trust is typically considered alow-risk, low-return investment.From theCambridge English CorpusNeonatal behavior correlates of prenatal exposure to marihuana, cigarettes, and alcohol in alow-riskpopulation.From theCambridge English CorpusForlow-riskyouth, however, the prevention efforts may have had little effect for parents who already employ strong monitoring skills.From theCambridge English CorpusBecause relationship quality was not measured in ourlow-riskgroup, only high-risk children were included in this analysis.From theCambridge English CorpusMost of those studies have involvedlow-risksamples; none have involved clinically referred parents.From theCambridge English CorpusRandomized controlled trial of genetic amniocentesis in 4606low-riskwomen.From theCambridge English CorpusHowever, evenlow-riskdevices may not be acceptable if they are marketed on the basis of misleading or excessive claims.From theCambridge English CorpusOne might speculate that underlow-riskcircumstances frightening parental behavior is more salient and less predictable, and has a more stable influence on infant attachment.From theCambridge English CorpusThe doctor needs to decide quickly whether the victim should be treated as alow-riskor a high-risk patient.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/low-risk##
