Sentence examples for terms uncertainty from inspiring English sources

Regarding environmental decision making, a clear distinction between the terms uncertainty and risk is to be made [6].

The terms uncertainty and insecurity are closely related: Uncertainty is primarily attributed to the sensation of feeling unsure about the best action or choice in a given situation; insecurity is to feel unsafe or even uncertain; a state of doubt about the future or about what is the right thing to do.

Some short-term profit, he said, beats long-term uncertainty and risk in an already rough market.

"In addition, the UK's decision to leave the EU has increased short-term uncertainty," said the company.

This may mean short-term uncertainty, but it is better than letting the problems fester, perhaps throwing doubt on next year's elections.

They eschew long-term uncertainty, and in this they are the most obvious financial allies of those who are working to curb climate change.

In the United States, long-term uncertainty about the tax credit — which was extended for only one year, after considerable political tension — will continue.

The country combines the worst of both worlds nit-picking day-to-day regulation and long-term uncertainty.The second lesson is for Reliance.

The biggest short-term uncertainty for the world economy is whether American consumers stop spending and drag the country into recession.

Most of us will do better with a diversified portfolio that includes both socially responsible commitments and protection against long-term uncertainty.

The action has put hundreds of people who operate and service deepwater wells out of work and has brought long-term uncertainty to the Gulf Coast economy.