Word: risk
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WHEN SECRETARY OF STATE George C. Marshall announced his monumental plan for post-war European recovery at Harvard's 1947 commencement, he was taking a risk. He gambled that his appeal to America's enlightened self-interest would overcome the reluctance of a public whose sentiments were increasingly averse to economic commitments abroad. Today, 40 years later, West German President Richard von Weizsacker will take his place on the steps of Memorial Church to address the Class of 1987. His presence reflects the enduring success of Marshall's plan...
AIDS is an disease which attacks the body'simmune system and is often fatal. It spreadsthrough the exchange of bodily fluids.Increasingly police forces in large cities havebegun to use protective devices when dealing withindividuals, such as the homeless and homosexuals,considered to be at high risk of having thedisease...
...Boston and Cambridge Police Departmentsbegan two year ago to provide protective garmentssuch as gloves, masks and gowns that officers canwear while interacting with individuals theyconsider at risk of having AIDS, officials said...
...Cambridge booking officer said most officersare very conscious about the risks that theyexpose themselves to while arresting peopleconsidered high risk. "The gloves are a necessitywhen you see some of the people who come inhere--under the circumstances it is just a matterof common sense," the officer said...
...longtime friend and colleague described a more personal side of Loury, saying he is "immature" and rash and intensely leader of the Black community. The friend added that Loury had "a self-destructive personality" which sometimes led him to seek risk and excitement in defiance of social norms...