The extent of the risk depended on how long they had used the pill.

Scientists and regulators disagree about the extent of the risk to human health.

She knew the extent of the risk she was contemplating.

The true extent of the risk posed by crash diets is unclear, however.

The plaintiff should also appreciate both the nature and extent of the risk, not simply the fact there is some risk.

Firstly, scientific uncertainty about the nature and extent of the risks is increasing.

Under the general law a surety is expected to satisfy himself or herself of the extent of the risk proposed to be undertaken.

The withdrawal of Vioxx leaves numerous unanswered questions about the extent of the risks it poses.

There are certainly cases where this would seem to have been the only possible method of transmission, but the extent of the risk is hard to quantify.

The extent of the risks you identify in the risk assessment will determine whether you should restrict the work of the young people you employ.

The factors will be the age of the entrant, the nature of the premises, the extent of the risk and the practicability of precautions.

We may refer to a relevant body any question relating to the assessment of the nature and extent of the risk of violence or intimidation you face.

The rise may reflect interest instigated by an agency-financed study that assessed the extent of the risk of Lyme disease in 95 areas of the county.

Risk assessment-performing comprehensive reviews and analyses of program operations to determine if risks exist and the nature and extent of the risks identified.

Adequate indemnity insurance should be effected in the interests of the clients having regard to the nature and extent of the risks which lawyers incur in practice.

To assist us in reaching a decision we will seek an assessment from a relevant authority of the nature and extent of the risk to you of violence or intimidation.

"Nobody in banking knows the extent of the risk of falling real estate prices," said Judah Kraushaar, a banking analyst at Merrill Lynch & Company.

"As we get more point-to-point flights, which is where the aviation market is going, people will get more exposure," he said, although the extent of the risk is uncertain.

Since, in most families, both parents work, the grandparents are not available to look after the children and the Internet is often the only form of entertainment, the extent of the risk is undeniable.

In their view, when the knowledge about these effects is sketchy, it is best to act to reduce risk, even if the extent of the risk is unknown, an approach known as the precautionary principle.

The concept of reasonable foreseeability is not founded on statistical or mathematical calculations of the extent of the risk, but on a legal evaluation of the risk created in a particular situation.

However, the NHTSA and the EPA disagree on the extent of the risk, while outside experts say that the danger would be heightened by the extreme stringency of the proposed standards.

Some scientists have questioned the extent of the risk of asbestos in most building materials, and board members wondered whether students kept out of school could be in more danger on the streets than in school.

Although experts continue to debate the extent of the risk, particularly the risks linked to long plane trips, others have documented that the clots occur rather frequently, even though they do not often cause symptoms that require medical care.

I sometimes have the feeling that – and I do not really know why this is the case – he does not thoroughly understand the full extent of the risk to which he is exposing his country.