The phrase "approved a risk" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to decision-making, particularly in risk management or project approval processes.
Example: "The committee approved a risk assessment that identified potential challenges for the upcoming project."
Alternatives: "authorized a risk" or "sanctioned a risk."
The report harshly criticized the federal watchdog agency, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, which could not, the inspector general said, show it had made the right decision in approving a high-risk technique used at the Crandall Canyon Mine.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital approved this study as a study with less than minimal risk, and approved a waiver for consent for this study.
Rush to approve a sham election, or risk leaving the government in limbo until spring — are those really the only choices?
On the other hand, there is no need to risk approving a new industrial chemical that might possibly be harmful when the only gains from doing so are marginal improvements.
So on Monday, the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation voted 4 to 1 to approve a rule that makes "risk retention" by banks a condition for any bank that wants protection under new accounting rules if the bank were to fail.
Jamie Dimon, the bank's chief executive, is called out by Mr. Levin for personally approving a temporary increase in risk limits that enabled the traders to continue making outsize wagers.
Because waivers are notoriously time consuming and hard to get, an applicant would typically wait months abroad for a waiver to be approved and risk being stranded from his or her family for years if it is not approved.
WHY did Congress take such a long time to approve a federal programme for terrorist-risk insurance?
The NHS Health Check assesses 10-year risk of CVD, combining patient-level data (including physiological and biochemical tests and anthropometric measurements) in an approved risk calculator.
Out of concerns that live genetically modified organisms will contaminate local species and potentially pose health and environmental threats, governments usually require extensive field trials and risk assessments before approving a seed for local planting.
