1.   As any major-label record company marketing expert will tell you, releasing an album without a potential hit single is a commercially risky proposition.

2.   As millions of Americans can testify, backs are risky propositions.

3.   Belichick said drafting a receiver could be a risky proposition, and there are plenty to choose from.

4.   A risky proposition in Hockeytown, USA?

5.   A risky proposition to be sure, and the Rockets know that better than anyone.

6.   Above all the election had proved that the Democrats were a risky proposition as defenders of ordinary Americans.

7.   After four years of waiting for the digital box, cable executives know that promoting technology is a risky proposition.

8.   All in all, a risky proposition.

9.   But predicting what the Fed will do remains a risky proposition.

10.   But the fees and workload are sometimes inconsistent from one month to the next, which can make consulting a risky proposition in both bad and good economic times.