This study enrolled 25, 673 patients considered to be at high risk for CV events.

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It was the third shutdown of a passenger carrier this month following the motor carrier administration's deployment of more than 50 investigators to look at businesses considered to be high risk, the DOT said.

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Despite what we know about veterans' suicides, a recent report from the VA inspector general's office found that about a third of veterans considered to be at high risk for suicide don't receive the recommended follow-up care after they've been discharged from VA inpatient mental health care.

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Counties considered high risk will be subjected to stricter controls than those free of the disease, where restrictions on animal movements will be lessened.

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Wakelee and Sharma said even a 5% risk might be considered too high.

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This instrument monitors high-energy radiation considered to be a health risk to astronauts and a factor in whether microbes could survive on Mars' surface.

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They are considered to be oversold, and therefore are high-risk sells.

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Junk bonds, basically high-risk debt, once a popular way to speculate rather than invest, will not be considered in this article because of their volatility, unpredictability and risk.

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