31.   Doctors had argued that the benefits of the diet drugs outweighed the risks, Hirsch said, making an assumption that the risks were inconsequential.

32.   Does the benefit of letting your teen-ager get in a car with his buddies outweigh the risk of a car wreck?

33.   Does the benefit of letting him ride his bicycle around the neighborhood outweigh the risk of abduction?

34.   Does the benefit of letting my child play with a new friend outweigh the risk of putting him in the care of parents you barely know?

35.   Experts must determine whether the benefits are likely to outweigh the risks and whether administering the examination is both practical and economical.

36.   Federal health officials said their studies showed that the potential benefits of preventing disease in newborns outweighed the risks of treating mothers with antibiotics.

37.   For life in general and humans in particular, they add, the overall benefits far outweigh the risks.

38.   For many women, the risk is outweighed by tremendous benefits.

39.   For some companies, keeping employees happy seems to outweigh the risks of potential legal problems stemming from harassment.

40.   For those women, the drug agency said, the benefits far outweigh its risks.