1.   By building houses in the steep canyons, Californians are tempting fate in the form of mudslides and fires.

2.   Fire officials said developers are tempting fate by building deep into the scenic canyons.

3.   It was tempting fate to run the new car in public-but McLaren had thought of that.

4.   It would be tempting fate to travel without a spare wheel.

5.   With a major typhoon hovering over the horizon, it would have been tempting fate unnecessarily.

6.   As soon as you start to talk about never having played on a losing side, it is tempting fate.

7.   And as he recorded, he figured out the recipe for a good disc how to make one deliberately, rather than tempting fate with happy accidents.

8.   And in exchange for tempting fate, the Dodgers have a season-long four-game winning streak.

9.   As for rain, the Nelson finds itself tempting fate.

10.   But once kids reach adolescence, the best parents and society can do is present them with healthier alternatives to tempting fate with trains, cars and elevators.