Four patients are awaiting the treatment, which the surgeons believe could eventually become a less risky alternative to face transplants.

More general tech funds can be a less risky alternative.

The former requires inaction when action might pose a risk, while the latter means choosing less risky alternatives when they are available, and... taking responsibility for potential risks.

She said that a global economic downturn could trigger a large number of corporate bankruptcies because of the risky debt.

Lenders, desperate to reduce their exposure to risky debt, are turning away borrowers with small deposits or a credit-record glitch as small as a single missed payment.

Their analysis was extended to include the effect of taxes and risky debt.

They find that people are all too easily tempted into taking the risky option.

Government bonds are the least risky option on the investment menu, and low risk usually means low return.

Great strides had been made, but with the technique still in its infancy and the possibility of rapidly obsolescent equipment, such a significant investment was considered a risky option.

He took the risky option.

However, equity release schemes are not for everyone - they can have high fees and inflexible terms, so are often seen as a more risky option than a traditional home loan.

Open spaces, metal golf clubs and little shelter - these all add up to a risky situation if lightning strikes.

But if you feel yourself edging towards a risky situation, it's better to remove yourself.

Furthermore, the local settlement was unprotected and in a risky situation because of the castle.

Attempting to create a representation and response to a risky situation highly involves the orbitofrontal cortex.

However, while your powerful instincts will alert you to risky situations, others will walk blindly into them.

But at first sight, the choice certainly looks like a risky stunt.

Although his son was unharmed, lifeboat bosses have warned against such risky stunts.

Sometimes competition routines are focused solely around the use of difficult and risky stunts.

Producers also kept pushing the directors calling for riskier stunts using a recurring cast, necessitating the use of dedicated stunt doubles for most movie stars.

She also needed risky surgery to remove an orange-sized cyst on one ovary.

A simple blood test could spare thousands of prostate cancer patients from unnecessary and risky surgery.

It was a choice between risky surgery, where my chances of death were high due to my weight, or no surgery and the possibility of having a stroke and dying.

The community prays for her, and she survives risky surgery.

She also experiences heart trouble that endangers her life and her career, and undergoes risky surgery.

A risky tactic if you're on your own, as he's discovered (and still has the bruise to show for it).

What in other hands might have been a risky tactic worked for him.

Twice in the same match, he was prepared to attempt what was regarded as a risky tactic.

Apparently, it's best to start with the least risky tactic: eyebrow flashes.

Withholding rent to force your landlord to carry out repairs or to fund repairs that you organise yourself can be a risky tactic.

It was a risky undertaking for him.

However, uncertainty of the commercial viability and regulatory approval of new products and technologies makes innovation a very risky undertaking.

It may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome.