The phrase
"unacceptable risk" means that a certain situation or action poses dangers or negative consequences that are considered too high or not suitable, and therefore, should be avoided or prevented.
Full definition
The law can not state a presumption of any kind without incurring
unacceptable risk of damage to children.
Many short - term bond funds experienced negative returns in 2008 because they were willing to take on what we view as
unacceptable risks in the quest for incremental yield or income.
The background information you rely on should reveal whether an individual has a job - related criminal history that might
bring unacceptable risk into your workplace.
Most importantly, a 100 % renewable energy future would see CO2 emissions from the world's energy supply sector reduced by over 80 per cent by 2050 worldwide - providing a high level of confidence that the average global temperature rise will be kept to well below two degrees Celsius, the threshold identified as
presenting unacceptable risks of catastrophic climate change.
«Each and every minister in this government is acutely aware that the plans we have in place are tough, in fact incredibly difficult, but we are clear that the alternative - indecision and delay - would mean taking
unacceptable risks with our economy, our country and our people.
On the basis of its assessment â $ «which found that the TMEX proposal
represents unacceptable risks and would violate Tsleil - Waututh law â $ «Tsleil - Waututh announced that it has denied approval for the TMEX project to proceed in its territory.
Unacceptable risks found during this risk assessment were noted in a plan of action and milestones document that was subsequently remediated by the system owner.
Mr. Eagan, the lead manager, explained it this way: «Many short - term bond funds experienced negative returns in 2008 because they were willing to take on what we view
as unacceptable risks in the quest for incremental yield or income... When the credit crisis occurred, the higher risks they were willing to accept produced significant losses, including permanent impairment.
Plutonium technologies are judged a
particularly unacceptable risk because of the extreme toxicity of plutonium, its capability for use in nuclear weapons, and the unusual safeguards necessary for its security and error - free use.
They concluded that shale gas development using high - volume hydraulic fracturing carries what they
called unacceptable risks that haven't been sufficiently studied.
Carrion's policies have and continue to offend the sensibilities of taxpayers and staff alike and
create unacceptable risk in the state operations she oversees.
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But it warned that poor record - keeping «leaves the department open to criticism that it may have exposed the taxpayers to
unacceptable risks associated with these borrowers.»
Ministers are
taking unacceptable risks with standards of patient care and they can not continue to ignore the warnings from nurses» and doctors» leaders.
«The NASUWT warned at the time that the GCSE reform process was taking
unacceptable risks with the qualifications system.
KLP is divesting from DAPL due to the «
unacceptable risk of contribution to human rights violations» the bank stated in a
In her letter to the four community group appellants against the liquor burner, Environment Minister Judy Edwards wrote that: «The EPA [Environmental Protection Authority] has advised that it is satisfied that the work presented by Alcoa has been carried out to an acceptable standard to provide sufficient confidence that the recommencement of the operation of the liquor burner will not pose
an unacceptable risk to public health.»
«These devices may pose
an unacceptable risk to the department's personnel, and mission,» Eastburn said.
Preliminary findings of a GAO report reflect cracks in the turbopumps of the Falcon 9 rocket, dubbing
it an unacceptable risk of future manned launches.
Our experience is that we're better off investing in a good business that is constantly compounding value from the beginning of our ownership, without what to us is
the unacceptable risk that the turnaround doesn't work.
The Bush administration's argument that the combination of a brutal regime, terrorist groups, and weapons of mass destruction was
an unacceptable risk seemed sound.
North Korea has been contained with Chinese help, but Iran presents
an unacceptable risk to America and its allies, including the Arab oil - producing states in the Persian Gulf as well as Israel.
Organic certification will be withdrawn where there is
an unacceptable risk of GM contamination and decertification will be imposed where infringement is significant.
Women with conditions that make pregnancy
an unacceptable risk should be advised that the lactational amenorrhea method might not be appropriate for them because of its relatively higher typical - use failure rates.
And this was a tattoo that was on her foot, the judge said that it was
an unacceptable risk of harm despite the mother, she was being tested, she tested negative for both Herpatitis and HIV but the judge just said there was no reason for you, that was silly and therefore you are not allowed to breastfeed your baby.
«Allowing anyone who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry to be drivers for rideshare companies presents
an unacceptable risk to our citizens,» said Sen. Tom Croci.
Offshore drilling poses
an unacceptable risk to New York's environment and economy.
«In addition to
the unacceptable risk posed by their actions or inactions, there also comes a time when we say enough, that we do not want to be co-owners of a company that has little regard for its shareholders and their legitimate issues,» she wrote.
The SNP believes Scotland has enough sources of renewable energy to make new nuclear power stations unnecessary and argues that, in any case, they pose
unacceptable risks to the environment.
«The president put in place protections to ensure that the financial crisis is not repeated and that
unacceptable risks aren't taken with Americans» life savings.»
«The public has spoken loudly, clearly and repeatedly [that] we don't need these anchorages and they pose
unacceptable risks,» Gallay said.
«But to have a concert that you may not even be aware is happening be the reason why you can't be hauling along at 70 miles per hour going home, probably poses
an unacceptable risk.»
However, this high - intensity program has attracted controversy because of its emphasis on results rather than technique, which critics feel poses
an unacceptable risk of injury, especially in inexperienced participants.
That prompted the Natural Resources Defense Council and a coalition of other environmental groups to sue the Navy in federal court, claiming the sonar poses
an unacceptable risk to marine life.