The no-fly zone is a low-risk action with little ability to change the military reality that creates an impression of decisive action.
For more than two years, German bonds have been the go-to investment for risk-averse investors whenever doubts have emerged about the ability of troubled euro-zone countries to continue to fund themselves.
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Nor, for all the supposed advances in risk-management techniques, has banks' ability to cope with such moves got much better.
These procedures are necessary to keep us safe, but we have the ability to identify low-risk travelers.
In other words, by choosing between two style options, you limit your ability to fine-tune your risk beyond 300 basis points annually.
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Management has consistently exhibited great skill in raising capital when investment opportunities are abundant and has demonstrated a consistent ability in investing capital at superior risk-adjusted rates of return.
Any increase in rent arrears could put funding for housing associations at risk, with a knock-on effect on their ability to build the homes that are urgently needed today.
Even in small amounts, alcohol impairs driving ability - any amount of alcohol increases the risk of involvement in a fatal crash.
Ultimately, they believe, America's ability to create high-paying jobs is at risk.
It requires a mindset that can accept an enormous risk of failure, an ability to stick to at least a ten-year plan, and a willingness to continue executing on your plan despite losses early in the J-curve.
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They need only look to football helmet manufacturer Riddell, which finds itself embroiled in litigation for allegedly failing to protect players from the long-term risk of concussions and falsely marketing its helmets as having the ability to reduce the risk of concussions by a substantial percentage.
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There is a magic to Mes Aynak -- an ability to draw in people from around the world who will risk their lives to save it.
For me, the other striking thing that Mr Diamond said was that the eurozone would continue to be prone to "chronic event risk" in respect of the ability to finance themselves of the weaker peripheral economies - which many now see as including Italy and Spain, along with Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
And the U.S.'s ability to deploy mines with self-destruct mechanisms avoids much of the risk of conventional mines.
"The bond-market investigation is not likely to have a negative impact on companies' ability to raise funds in the short term, but some high-risk borrowers, such as local-government financing vehicles, could see their borrowing costs go up, " said Zhu Chaoping, head of research at ChinaScope Financial, a Hong Kong research and data firm.
Investors should note that generally there are restrictions on the ability to shift money out of stable-value accounts into competing low-risk accounts.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AllPolitics, Jan. 15) -- Congress must invest more resources in international affairs or risk crippling the United State's ability to carry out its responsiblities as a world leader, outgoing Secretary of State Warren Christopher warned during a farewell speech today.
Over the last six months, New York State's Department of Health has sent letters raising the specter of fines and jail time to six online gene-testing firms that offer consumers the ability to peer into their genome to assess their future risk of getting diseases such as cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.
To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against al Qaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an unacceptable risk of additional attacks on our homeland and our allies.
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