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Sarcandra Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
pose a risk to HIV
Hi Everyone,
Is "risk to" right in this sentence: "Such workers are at risk to HIV"? I'm more comfortable with "at risk of contracting HIV" or "at risk of HIV infection". However, a Google search turned up "risk to HIV" from native English speakers' books (judging their nationality by their surname) and from international groups such as UNAIDS.
Thanks for the help!
Is "risk to" right in this sentence: "Such workers are at risk to HIV"? I'm more comfortable with "at risk of contracting HIV" or "at risk of HIV infection". However, a Google search turned up "risk to HIV" from native English speakers' books (judging their nationality by their surname) and from international groups such as UNAIDS.
Thanks for the help!
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I would go with your own preferences. You can also say at risk for.
- I would go with your own preferences.
- You can also say at risk for.
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I would go with your own preferences. You can also say at risk for.
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ElanguestI would go with your own preferences. You can also say at risk for.You can also say at risk for. (Shouldn't be 'at risk of'?)
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I'm not familiar with at risk of. At risk for sounds right to me. 
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If there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen.
There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure... In all the confusion, there's a serious risk that the main issues will be forgotten.
(Collin Cobuid Dictionary)
I have never heard :at risk to.
There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure... In all the confusion, there's a serious risk that the main issues will be forgotten.
(Collin Cobuid Dictionary)
I have never heard :at risk to.
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Yes, but saying there is a risk of is different from saying they are at risk of. I've never heard they are at risk of when referring to a disease.
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Longitudinal studies indicate that the condition affects people over long periods of their lives yet there is no evidence that they are at risk of any serious organic disease. (an example from BNC)
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Ah yes, I see they have a long list of uses here:
http://bnc.bl.uk/saraWeb.php?qy=at+risk+of&mysubmit=Go
It seems it is a valid usage. Nevertheless, I would still go with at risk for, to answer the original question.
http://bnc.bl.uk/saraWeb.php?qy=at+risk+of&mysubmit=Go
It seems it is a valid usage. Nevertheless, I would still go with at risk for, to answer the original question.
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It seems it is a valid usage. Nevertheless, I would still go with at risk for, to answer the original question.
Why? The collocation is at risk of? I have not heard or seen at risk for. used in the sentence posted.
Why? The collocation is at risk of? I have not heard or seen at risk for. used in the sentence posted.
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:) http://bnc.bl.uk/saraWeb.php?qy=at+risk+for&mysubmit=Go
I would just go with it because it sounds right to me. It's just what I'm more used to hearing.
I would just go with it because it sounds right to me. It's just what I'm more used to hearing.
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Thanks for the link.
The examples seem to be different from the following sentence I quoted: at risk for seems to be used in a different context.
Longitudinal studies indicate that the condition affects people over long periods of their lives yet there is no evidence that they are at risk of any serious organic disease. (an example from BNC)
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The examples seem to be different from the following sentence I quoted: at risk for seems to be used in a different context.
Longitudinal studies indicate that the condition affects people over long periods of their lives yet there is no evidence that they are at risk of any serious organic disease. (an example from BNC)
at ri
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