Sentence examples for off the risk from inspiring English sources

But he laughed off the risk of a swelled head.

Here the work is paying off; the risk of coming to something new is paying off".

"Now we have to fight to stave off the risk of bankruptcy".

To stave off the risk of infection through the cable, Ruth changes his dressing every couple of days.

It took this extraordinary step to ward off the risk of falling prices, or deflation, it said.

Others said they knew they were being subjected to dangerously loud levels but shrugged off the risk.

Because they allow investors to lay off the risk of borrowers' defaults, they free lenders to lend more.

"If companies could lay off the risk of oil prices dropping below forty dollars a barrel, there would be enormous investment in this," Farrell told me.

But the Fed chairman's crystal ball has been cloudy lately; remember how he urged Congress to cut taxes to head off the risk of excessive budget surpluses?

And, because the farm doesn't connect to a watershed for either irrigation or run-off, the risk of releasing pollution or non-native species is virtually zero.

On average, the loss to investors in 401(k) plans attributed to overall expenses of restricted investment choices accounted for a shortfall of 10.2% off the risk-premium available from the markets.