Clip-joint owners risk being sent to prison for demanding money with menaces. They escape that fate because customers are loth to give statements to the police.

这些高消费场所得业主们冒着进监狱的风险向顾客勒索钱财，但由于顾客们通常懒得去找警察，所以他们能逃过牢狱之灾。

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Already, some construction lawyers have said that owners might face additional risk of lawsuits if buildings are found to underperform.

一些建筑律师曾经说过，如果发现建筑物性能不够好，业主会面临另外诉讼的风险。

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The other risk is that, when recovery eventually comes, most of the gains will go to the hotel owners-at least, those that survive.

另一个风险是，但经济最终恢复时，大部分的收入都将会归宾馆拥有者所有——至少是属于那些尚存的宾馆所有者。

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As Apple is using the reply-to address of a message's User Data Header to identify the origin rather than the raw source, receiving iPhone owners risk being fooled by a phishing attack (or just a dishonest acquaintance) that poses as a contact or a company.

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The trade-off of this excitement is the risk it poses, but for business owners, risk can be exciting too.

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Let me get this straight: Once entitlement recipients know they are guaranteed food, shelter, transportation, and other necessities, they suddenly become entrepreneurs, business owners and risk takers.

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