More deals mean less risk but also a smaller chance of a huge average return.
The lower loans mean less risk for BillFloat and a wider pool of borrowers.
Hedge funds may execute a substantial portion of trades on foreign exchanges or over-the-counter markets, which could mean higher risk.
But the finances of the mortgage insurers do not look that healthy, which may mean the risk ends up back with the siblings.
Of course, lower debt doesn't mean no risk.
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The new "sufficient" standard will mean that the risk of someone becoming ill with an ear infection or stomach upset must not exceed 8%.
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But those kinds of decisions would mean taking a risk, especially since it seems deep down many of those chief executives are not feeling so confident about the economy.
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Moreover, environmental regulations and inevitable lawsuits from groups opposing refineries popping up in their backyard mean oil companies risk sinking billions into breaking ground, only to never see a facility get up and running.
The White House wants to substantially boost taxes on high-income earners, which will mean less investing and risk-taking.
It would mean pregnant women at risk of complications travelling to hospital in Middlesbrough, 22 miles (35km) away, to give birth.
Higher risk levels mean investors are demanding higher returns and vice versa.
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Patients will be followed for as long as 10 years as scientists try to figure out what individual gene variations mean to heart disease risk.
Yet many money managers say that low prices on risk assets mean that now is an opportunity for buying cheap stocks that will produce bigger returns in years to come.
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"If I could put the clock back, I would certainly not have disbanded the Celtic Warriors, " added Lewis, who admitted that a fifth region would mean a "financial risk" for the Union, who remain heavily in debt.
"Healthy employment numbers mean that there is little risk of a significant downturn".
For those deemed to be most at risk this may mean checks as many times as four times an hour.
There are another 20 or so trusts with deep-rooted problems that mean their finances are at risk of spiralling out of control.
It does not necessarily mean that your own personal risk is increased.
The rules could mean a Tier 1 common risk-based capital ratio requirement to 7% and an addition a surcharge of up to 2.5% for the most complex financial firms.
The high levels of consumer debt in America, Britain and elsewhere, built up on the back of booming property markets, mean that there is a risk of any renewed economic weakness being magnified into a full-scale recession.
Just because you have one or two markers of genetic risk does not mean that you will definitely develop a particular condition, but the outcome can be affected by changes in lifestyle, or in some cases, by taking medication.
New government regulations and internal risk-mandates will mean that credit won't flow as promiscuously.
Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions mean southern California is at particular risk from wildfires at present.
Thicker arteries should mean more atherosclerosis and a greater risk of heart disease.
He contends that would mean lower margins and higher execution risk.
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When CEOs demand absolute integrity, it doesn't mean they think they can avoid all risk.
It claimed climate change would mean more extreme weather and an increased risk of a marine accident.
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