Papus pursued and harassed their rear but did not risk a pitched battle.
He was still too weak, however, to risk a battle.
And Morgan didn't dare risk a bloody open battle here and now.
Yet he's too crafty to risk a pitched battle while I'm in command.
No one was going to risk a battle with that fierce dog!
We cannot risk a major battle on an experiment, when the odds are against us.
Contemptuously, he was ready to risk a physical battle with Rochelle.
Still, from a business perspective, the company might have little choice but to risk a legal battle with the Government.
Such a course risks a lengthy legal battle in place of early decision-making.
To prevent this, he determined to risk a battle, though his force was thought to be inferior.
