They're more risk-averse, I imagine is one reason. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President In Roundtable On Social Security] Reference
Businessmen are getting extraordinarily risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [It's Time To Do As Daddy Did] Reference
It would be hard to argue that he's grown risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Dreams] Reference
"This hormone may make traders dramatically risk-averse.". From Wordnik.com. [Bubble and Bust] Reference
No risk-averse bureaucrat second-guessing his every move. From Wordnik.com. [Consent to Kill]
They're very cautious, security conscious and risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [‘We’ve Missed Opportunities’] Reference
BLITZER: When you say risk-averse, what do you mean by that?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 19, 2002] Reference
Too often, the military has become ponderous and risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [Now, Flexible Force] Reference
And we think it's become overly cautious, a bit too risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2000] Reference
As noted, today's turmoil could make even the young more risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Recession’s Aftermath] Reference
The region's mind-set is risk-averse, there is a huge fear of failure. From Wordnik.com. ['God, King and Slave'] Reference
So how are the bankers, who are not exactly a risk-averse bunch, coping?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2008] Reference
The ordinarily risk-averse Marlin sets out, against all odds, to find him. From Wordnik.com. [Freeing Nemo: A Whale Of A Tale] Reference
"" Consequently, companies are less risk-averse and can reach a bit more. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Meet The Sport Utility Lite] Reference
These factors are often complicated by the risk-averse management of big firms. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Community banking is a straightforward business populated by risk-averse people. From Wordnik.com. [Katy Welter: Put Your Money With a Boring Bank] Reference
Now Japan's population is aging, and older countries tend to be more risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [Japan as Number Three] Reference
For years, analysts have argued that the Japanese are simply risk-averse by nature. From Wordnik.com. [HOMEBOUND JAPAN: THE RISING SONS] Reference
Those with two short copies are more likely to be neurotic, anxious and risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [INSIDE THE HEAD OF AN APPLICANT] Reference
Some of the challenges, though, are that today, we're a much more risk-averse industry. From Wordnik.com. [‘Our Little Miracles'] Reference
Now, George Tenet says they're not risk-averse, and I'm sure he knows better than I do. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2004] Reference
The bureaucracy was too sclerotic and risk-averse to really go after shadowy terrorists. From Wordnik.com. [The Vietnam Question] Reference
Over time most entrepreneurs become more risk-averse than they were in their startup years. From Wordnik.com. [Why Serial Entrepreneurs Can't Stop] Reference
So many risk-averse investors are shunning currencies and turning to an old favorite: gold. From Wordnik.com. [As Dollar Slides, Safe-Haven Options Shrink] Reference
As is risk-taking, a process that makes risk-averse bureaucrats and regulators very nervous. From Wordnik.com. [Six-Nil to the Regulators, But Europe is the Loser] Reference
After a generation of being risk-friendly, have Americans become too risk-averse too quickly?. From Wordnik.com. [Show Us the Money] Reference
In fact, he described himself as a risk-averse person and he doesn ` t do any of this for thrills. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2007] Reference
"We can predict how risk-averse you are going to be in your choices," says coauthor Russell Poldrack. From Wordnik.com. [Neuroscience: Risky Business] Reference
The national-security bureaucracy, which had grown sclerotic and risk-averse, was jolted by September 11. From Wordnik.com. [How He'll Haunt Us] Reference
"People are so risk-averse now that a tremendous potential opportunity is being created in stocks," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Are Bonds Expensive? Stocks Cheap? Both?] Reference
After the economic bubble burst, many Japanese banks became risk-averse; they were hesitant to invest in start-ups. From Wordnik.com. [People Power, Japanese Style] Reference
Partly this reflects Canada's more risk-averse business culture, but it is also a product of old-fashioned rules on banking. From Wordnik.com. [Worthwhile Canadian Initiative] Reference
His risk-averse nature held him back from taking the presidential plunge, but for a vice president he has the right temperament. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Conversation] Reference
Rumsfeld's barely concealed impatience reflects a widely shared view that modern-day military commanders have become risk-averse. From Wordnik.com. [Evil In The Cross Hairs] Reference
Clark's boldness explains some of the animus against him; the Pentagon top brass has become very risk-averse since the Vietnam War. From Wordnik.com. [Politics: The Water Walker] Reference
The risk-averse: If a roller-coaster market gives you a queasy stomach, or if you are going to need your nest egg soon, ease off on stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Avoiding The Bear: A Survival Guide] Reference
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