The government cannot risk infuriating the public with the austerity measures that would be required in order to solve its deep-rooted economic problems.

Any government making concessions to Poland at that time risked an ouster.

For sure, there were skeptics who asked if the government risked appearing to be crying wolf.

If I did, our government could scarcely risk having me visit the United States.

If that demand is not to be accommodated (with ultimately ruinous results), the government must risk unpopularity.

The government can't risk having someone trying to duplicate the results a few months from now.

You need a government to do it for you-and no government, now, would risk the backlash.

The government then risks losing both legitimacy and political support.

We certainly don't support the way that many governments are risking their economies by slashing public spending.

"Your government risks a high-Kirlian entity on a mattermission mission?"