Sentence examples for insecure risk from inspiring English sources

"The American precariat seems... hunkered down, insecure, risk averse, relying on friends, and family but without faith in American possibilities," wrote New York Times' David Brooks last year, lamenting: "This fatalism is historically uncharacteristic of America".

But I can't speak out: as a young academic, I'm far too financially insecure to risk rocking the boat.

The working poor are becoming even more insecure– with risks for the wellbeing of children in these families.

A group of people with common characteristics, a high proportion of whom are food-insecure or at risk of becoming food-insecure.

In the Ouallam region, 40 per cent of the population is already severely food insecure or at risk of falling to food insecurity.

Higher deficits will make them more insecure and more risk-averse, not less.

Not only is a food-insecure person's risk of becoming overweight or obese higher, but so is their likelihood of developing a diet-related illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes.

Relaxed is one thing, but insecure can be a risk attached to meeting in public.

They have implied not just economic reform but also severe social upheaval, human suffering and political risk for insecure leaders.

The harsh treatment of social workers by politicians and the media in the wake of the Baby P tragedy had made the profession risk averse, insecure and hamstrung by "fear of failure," she said.

Boys in day care are at greater risk of insecure attachment than are girls.