1.   And though most of them maintain that the risk of infection is low, they say there are no data available to accurately gauge the risk.

2.   Billica has spent hours gauging the risk that an astronaut will suffer an injury serious enough to send him or her home.

3.   But for people wanting to gauge the risk, Tuesday provided little help.

4.   For the most part, network producers in New York have relied on correspondents to gauge risks.

5.   Forecasters can gauge the risk of flash floods from space.

6.   Scientists could better gauge the risk of contracting mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob if they knew what caused them.

7.   The more investors know about what managers are thinking, the better they are able to gauge the risk of investing, and to commit their resources accordingly.

8.   The new system gauges the risk an investor would take by buying a given loan.

9.   The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is developing a test to gauge such risks.

10.   The point of credit ratings is, after all, to gauge the risk of nonpayment.