Sentences with phrase «potentially huge risk»

A recent study estimates up to 20 percent of California forest trees have been killed by drought, posing a potentially huge risk in future fires.

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To some regulators, physical commodities represent a big risk: an operational problem, like an oil spill on an offshore rig, could lead to huge reputational damage and crater the bank's stock, potentially destabilizing it and the broader financial system.

«But you can do the thing in front of you that's very low risk, or you can do the thing that's potentially huge.»

Safer sleeping is a huge issue for parents with young babies and understanding what is safe and what could potentially put your baby at risk at night is crucial.

So huge numbers of diapers, full of potentially infectious bacteria, are being dumped into our waste stream and posing potential health risks to sanitation workers and our public groundwater.

New technologies, such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence, carry largely unknown — but potentially huge — risks, according to the report.

Buying coconut oil at Costco, Walmart or some other big box retailer that bases stocking decisions primarily on low price obtained via buying huge quantities at once is a big risk that what you get is going to be poor quality coconut oil that is either potentially blended with cheap oils or is a Grade B, poorly filtered product.

Drugs such as metformin and troglitazone, which are expensive and require regular physician monitoring to avoid potentially dangerous side - effects, would appear to be less practical options from cost - effectiveness, convenience and safety standpoints, given the fact that the population at - risk for diabetes is huge.

A lot of investors are lured into the low prices and potentially huge gains — but often overlook the bigger risks.

Such losses are a huge financial risk, and if left unchecked can unsettle the securities markets, as well as potentially disrupt the entire financial market.

«We are creating a prehistoric climate in which human societies will face huge and potentially catastrophic risks,» said Bob Ward, policy director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics.

However, if you have a successful practice or business that can potentially be subjected to huge estate taxes upon your death, then you must opt to go for a permanent insurance, or whole life insurance that will kick in action when you die and provide a cash stream for the family to pay off the estate taxes and insure them against financial risk.

Bitcoin has been luring some investors with potentially huge rewards — and scaring others away with equally big risks.

Therapist - initiated termination is a huge risk and always complicated and potentially harmful.