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Discover LudwigThe phrase "dangerous uncertainty" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a situation that is both risky and unpredictable.
Example: "The political climate has created a dangerous uncertainty that affects investors' confidence."
Alternatives: "perilous unpredictability" or "hazardous ambiguity"
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Nature, desire and transgression overlap, creating a frisson of dangerous uncertainty.
But it may also have inaugurated a period of potentially dangerous uncertainty in its relations with mainland China.
The pressure will be on; failure in Bali means the burial of the Doha round and dangerous uncertainty for the multilateral trade process.
1963 Truce Ends as King Jailed BIRMINGHAM — This city was plunged back into dangerous uncertainty tonight [May 8] with the breaking of a racial truce that had been declared by Negro leaders.
If Mr. Jiang persists as military chief beyond March, experts say, it will hamper Mr. Hu's ability to shape foreign policy and could create dangerous uncertainty about who holds ultimate authority in a crisis.
A deadline "would precipitate a year of dangerous uncertainty and wavering commitment to our allies," said Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, a leading foe of the provision and sponsor of the amendment to kill it.
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To judge from what people are saying, they feel rather drawn toward the President-elect while waiting anxiously to find out what Europe will hear from the White House in the dangerous uncertainties of the new year.
Yet today he had to be escorted from his party headquarters under the cover of water cannons and riot policemen, and his political base appeared to be eroding fast, creating dangerous political uncertainty for Taiwan.
In a speech Wednesday, FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warned, "Chaos in mortgage servicing and foreclosure is introducing a dangerous new uncertainty into this fragile market".
By once again testing China's nerves over Taiwan, Donald Trump is injecting a dangerous element of uncertainty and unpredictability into US relations with Beijing – the exact opposite of what American presidents usually try to do when dealing with potentially hostile rival superpowers.
At the same time, a narrow Clinton win that is contested as illegitimate by Trump could inject a potentially dangerous amount of uncertainty that could roil markets and keep businesses from investing and hiring.
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