risky venture


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Noun1.risky venture - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)risky venture - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
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LOS ANGELES--Profiting from the market explosion in the CD-ROM software category is a risky venture these days, even for publishers with deep pockets.
Keeping the device on duty longer would have required unfurling Galileo's umbrella-like high-gain antenna, a risky venture so close to the sun's heat.
Now the State Department attempts to justify its walkout by defaming the Court's good name and standing, calling the decision "a departure from its tradition of judicial restraint and a risky venture into treacherous political waters." This is the same World Court to which the United States ran in 1980 with claims against Iran.
According to the official synopsis of "Mad Men" Season 7, Episode 7, "Waterloo," "Don is troubled by a letter; Peggy may seek a new future on a risky venture; Roger receives a phone call; Pete and Cutler butt heads."
"A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss...
The focal point of the mission though is China's first spacewalk andndash; a risky venture, but an important step for the planned next stages of the space programme: the construction of a space station.
But he said Dr Who had been a risky venture saying: 'There really was nothing safe about Dr Who whatsoever.
A show insider said: "The lack of interest would make it a really risky venture."
But beware of being too greedy and gambling away profit on a risky venture. In relation to romance, follow your intuition.
SYDNEY Launching a film production and sales operation at a time when the indie business isn't exactly booming is a risky venture. Victor Syrmis knows that -- and relishes the challenge.
It was a risky venture for two of the world's top box office stars because this is a difficult film that is forever teetering on the brink of sleaze as it ponders the mysteries of sex.