Word: riskier
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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HAVING A BABY IS NO HARDER OR RISKIER THAN IT ever was. So why are caesarean sections now used in 23% of all U.S. births, up from only 5% in 1965? Most people have long suspected, and many doctors agree, that fear of malpractice suits haunts the delivery rooms. When complications arise, or the labor is unusually long and hard, many physicians apparently feel safer bringing out the scalpel than trying to let nature take its course...
Calling for a sacrifice may win you points in baseball or religion, but in politics it's a riskier proposition. When Bill Clinton used that word in his Inaugural Address, it marked a victory for the deficit hawks among his supporters. This faction of the President's aides, joined by centrist Democrats in Congress, is urging him to take advantage of the new public willingness to accept what Ross Perot calls "shared sacrifice" to balance the budget and revive economic growth...
...naturally occurring chemicals, found in all sorts of foods, can cause cancer in animals as well. A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory has tested 80 such natural carcinogens. Its conclusion, reported in Science, is that natural chemicals may be significantly riskier than artificial ones. Among the foods that cause problems: wine, lettuce, apples, mangoes and whole-wheat toast...
...down any high-interest debt you may have; not having to pay 11% on an auto loan is as good as earning 11%. And check into U.S. Savings Bonds. They have tax advantages and promise at least 6% if held five years. There are loads of decent, riskier possibilities; but remember: we're talking about money you've had someplace totally safe. Be certain before moving it that you fully understand the risks...
...missions are more demanding and far riskier than any of the U.N.'s 23 previous peacekeeping assignments, nine of which are still ongoing. They are also far costlier. The 22,000-strong Cambodia enterprise carries a price tag of $1.9 billion over 15 months. In Yugoslavia, where hostilities continue to flare despite a formal cease-fire, the 14,000 troops begin with a one-year budget of $600 million, which is more likely to shrink than grow. But the commitment to protect Serbian enclaves in three war-ravaged areas of Croatia is open-ended, to allow for extensions...