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How to use the word averse in a Sentence? Page #2

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Long-term investors still have a risk-averse stance and it will persist for a while.

Shigemitsu Tsuruta

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Chinese measures haven't really restored confidence. The market turmoil is not over. And under such risk averse conditions, the yen and the euro will continue to be supported, in the short term, the dollar is likely to underperform the euro and the yen. We also expect the Fed to be very cautious about raising rates.

Alvin Tan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Chinese measures haven't really restored confidence. The market turmoil is not over. And under such risk averse condition, the yen and the euro will continue to be supported, in the short term, the dollar is likely to underperform the euro and the yen. We also expect the Fed to be very cautious about raising rates.

Alvin Tan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The number of casualties being lower in 2014 than a year before says more about the spike in 2013 than about the conditions for aid workers getting any safer, the number of attacks in 2014 is still higher than in any previous year. Aid agencies have not become more risk averse but are changing their mode of operating.

Abby Stoddard

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

None of the major European cities could cater for that kind of demand at the click of fingers or even with six months notice, the markets across Europe are pretty tight in terms of vacancy rates and lenders are so risk averse in terms of speculative office development that a bank would have to do a pre-let (commit to rent a property before it has been built), or buy a site.

Mat Oakley

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The markets across Europe are pretty tight in terms of vacancy rates and lenders are so risk averse in terms of speculative office development that a bank would have to do a pre-let (commit to rent a property before it has been built), or buy a site.

Mat Oakley

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

What we have seen with kids is that babies who are born preterm tend to be more risk averse and shy and more fearful, but on the other hand, we have seen that these kids tend to grow up and develop a good life, a life the kids and their parents are happy with.

Kristi Watterberg

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Our models have become a bit more risk averse, with only a few exceptions, like natural gas, signal strengths are relatively modest – there are few major short or long signals.

Barry Goodman

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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