31.   Annan acknowledged that his diplomatic intervention carried risks for the organization, whose reputation has been badly tarnished by diplomatic setbacks from Angola to Cambodia.

32.   And using athletes always carries a risk of adverse publicity.

33.   Any serious plan to reduce greenhouse gases will carry political risks because it will not be cost-free.

34.   Any planetary landing carries the risk of transferring some biological residue from Earth.

35.   As obligations of the federal government, they would not carry the risk of default.

36.   As with all surgeries, bloodless operations carry risks.

37.   At the same time, the panel noted, mammography carries risks of its own.

38.   Austin consultant George Shipley, who has been masterminding Democratic campaigns for years, understands that opportunity carries risk.

39.   Baum, meanwhile, acknowledged the strategy carried some risk.

40.   Because experiments always carry the risk of failure, many employees avoid them.