By refusing to concede a few more yards, the NCAA risks surrendering a game-ending score.
In the absence of such a declaration, Obama risks surrendering the narrative to such loonies as the conservative website that linked to the Rather interview, but only to add the damning headline, "Dan Rather: When Egypt Goes Completely Radical, Blame Obama".
It's that moment of absolute risk, surrender and presumption.
Morgan recognized the risk of surrendering to a flight of emotion in the midst of war.
So desperate are the Americans to escape the "taints and perils" of their country that they seem to be oblivious of the risk of surrendering their freedom and signing on for a wholly unknown fate.
The logic of that rhetorical instruction was not lost on the Egyptians: just as Anwar Sadat, a quarter-century earlier, had flown to Jerusalem to make peace with Israel, Hosni Mubarak, an unchallenged four-term President, a modern pharaoh, should take the equally bold step of creating a constitutional democracy, even at the risk of surrendering power.
This was a third consecutive Premiership defeat for Jim Mallinder's men and, despite a late rally, they are at risk of surrendering second place and an all important home play-off semi-final to Leicester, who are three points behind their East Midlands rivals after beating London Wasps this weekend.
An actor faces similar risks about surrendering information.
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