The best tool to protect oneself from a natural disaster is private insurance, said Howard Kunreuther, co-director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
Conducting these demonstration programs will allow the Navy to make an informed, low-risk decision about the acquisition of an operational UCAS system later in the decade.
Private equity investing poses the greatest risk of politicization of the investment decision-making process of any form of investing.
If you put off risk, the decision will be made for you by your competitors and your customers.
The problem of course is that this separation between site and social puts the buying decision at risk.
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Although Earth would be a rather long way to go for lunch, the argument is that the decision to take such a risk is not one for a handful of scientists.
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"These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk, and at times give, their lives to protect the rest of us on a daily basis, " Obama said.
When you wait and hesitate beyond the point of prudent planning and deliberate decision making, you risk losing the momentum it will take to ramp up your anti-inertia machinery, and the passion it will take to overcome the inevitable growing pains you will encounter along the way.
And the best risk-reduction measure by far the decision not to mount warheads on missiles or load bombs into aircraft is always the first to be abandoned in a crisis.
But even if the NFL gives your party a pass, there is still a real risk for lawsuits that accompanies the decision to host a party where food or alcohol is served.
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, took the decision last month, citing a possible risk to patient safety because of a shortage of doctors.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley spoke to defend the government's decision not to reveal the contents of the risk register.
Ford says the quick decision is an example of the kind of bold risk taking now in vogue at the struggling carmaker.
And he said the decision to keep the risk register from the public was "compatible" with both the Freedom of Information Act and government guidelines.
In a written statement, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said the decision to lower the risk level followed a review of intelligence and an assessment of the threats by the intelligence community.
Such a decision negates both the risk of being pick-pocketed and the stresses associated with the logistics of obtaining a favorable currency exchange while adding a measure of comfort to the whirlwind of change presented by a foreign place.
The short-term risk of surgery can affect patients' treatment decision, especially given the prospect of open-heart surgery and weeks of recovery, compared with a less-invasive angioplasty.
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The big risk here has to do with the Federal Communications Commission's decision to stop forcing the Baby Bells to lease out their consumer phone lines at discount prices.
As such, Setrakian thinks a rally in the euro or other risk assets like stocks and commodities on the back of an ECB decision could unwind over the next few weeks.
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Of course the risk of being domiciled in a certain country is not the only country risk which can be applied to an investment decision: interdependence among nations is important too, and companies domiciled in one country can be strongly influenced in the short run by the economic conditions of trading partners.
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Two doctors, in interviews, said that they thought the decision exposes patients to unnecessary risk.
When you make the decision to avoid pain or risk, you shut out learning and possibility.
The strategy aims to ensure the responsible development of nanotechnology by providing guidance to the Federal agencies that produce the scientific information for risk management, regulatory decision-making, product use, research planning, and public outreach.
Wherever possible, they will stick to the latter course, because as soon as they make any decision about editorial issues they will risk accepting responsibility for the site's whole contents.
The SEALs had to make the decision whether to kill them and hide their bodies or set them free and risk the enemy being informed of their position.
But these risk gumming up decision making, defeating the original object of the exercise.
Mayer acknowledged that the decision conflicts with Google's famed "Don't be evil" policy, but said the decision came after the company weighed the risk of not having a presence in China and not producing anything of value for Chinese citizens.
Better value generation through a broader application of risk management capabilities to support decision making and the pursuit of business opportunities.
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In the junk bond sector, my decision was to avoid duration risk with a few exceptions.
He said "a general risk of disclosure would do serious harm" to the decision-making process.
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