Sentence examples for a risky practice from inspiring English sources

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To acquire explosives for his modified arms, Mr. Algaraby scrapes combustible materials out of unexploded shells with metal tools — a risky practice, and something that would be more safely done with wooden rods or spoons.

It also sold $2.5 billion worth of bonds to raise cash for its troubled pension system — a risky practice — and it sold still more long-term bonds to cover its yearly budget deficits.

But many livery drivers pick up fares who hail them on the street to make extra money -- a risky practice, the police say, since statistics show that 82percentt of livery drivers robbed since the beginning of this year were held up by fares who hailed them in the street.

Drawing broad lessons from individual elections is a risky practice, but races this year show that progressive populism is hardly an easy route to victory.

The plan also includes a tax on high-frequency trading, a risky practice in which computers process thousands of trades by the microsecond to cash in on small price movements in stocks and other securities.

The UN's draft declaration, by supporting the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, also tacitly supports phasing out the use of antimicrobials as growth promoters in meat, a risky practice that can offer very small production gains in lieu of better conditions on farms.

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XBBLCJR found themselves having to randomly pick a Kindle read, a very risky practice indeed – here's what happened: I am in the process of moving house so all of my physical books are packed away which meant I have had to pick up my Kindle.

While many studies use mtDNA gene trees as a proxy for the species tree, our results suggest that relying entirely on a single locus, whether mitochondrial or nuclear, is a potentially risky practice.

Until 1796, when Edward Jenner developed a smallpox vaccine, successful attempts to combat the illness were limited to quarantine and inoculation, a somewhat risky practice.

Another example of apparent flexibility in controlling vocalizations comes from observations of chimpanzee border patrols, an extremely risky practice that may result in death following an intergroup encounter.

Margin trading is essentially investing with borrowed money, and it's an inherently risky practice — individuals and companies that buy on margin stand to lose more than they originally invested.

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