jeopardise in English

verb
1
put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial center
synonyms:threatenendangerimperilriskput at riskput in danger/jeopardyhazardstakeleave vulnerablecompromisebe a danger topose a threat to

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1. It can even jeopardise the whole operation.

2. You'll jeopardise the tourist trade if you go around killing people.

3. However, I shall not permit your aberrations to jeopardise my position.

4. Why would he jeopardise his future by taking unauthorized drugs?

5. The fallout of ash over parts of Iceland could jeopardise the safety of drinking water.

6. A deteriorating security situation will jeopardise its prosperity—and undermine democracy throughout the region.

7. They shall abstain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of this Agreement.

8. If anything should jeopardise that freedom - an insurrection for instance - the Church, without hesitation, will condemn it.

9. They shall abstain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of this Treaty.'

10. Failure to take due regard of this obligation places your patients at risk and may jeopardise your right to practise.

11. It seems unlikely that they will jeopardise their superior circumstances by combining in an alliance with Third World workers against capital.

12. As a result, the rise in fires could jeopardise the long-term success of schemes to reduce emissions from deforestation, they added.

13. Outstanding Spartak have proved themselves the masters of away goals and just one tonight will seriously jeopardise Liverpool's hopes.

14. But this was outside the police remit, and meanwhile, they had to be careful not to jeopardise public tranquillity.

15. Taking part in protests could jeopardise any existing opportunities of securing a decent employment position for those coming up to graduation.

16. He said that the deportations could jeopardise international negotiations aimed at finding a long-term solution to the boat people problem.

17. Then in a crowning epitaph , she added , " I will request the ministers concerned not to jeopardise investigations through public statements . "

18. At the same time adverse and extreme weather conditions can jeopardise rice crop production, which feeds more than half the world's population.

19. All of us realise there are concerns on immigration, but we must be very careful not to jeopardise these earnings, these links and this global reputation.

20. Subsequent notification to each individual affected by a suspended measure might well jeopardise the long-term purpose that originally prompted the surveillance.

21. Furthermore, they must not be transported under any other conditions that alter their health status or could jeopardise the health status at the place of destination.

22. Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe But no man can be expected to jeopardise his character, or Coquet …

23. (b) aquaculture animals are transported under conditions which neither alter their health status nor jeopardise the health status of the place of destination, and where appropriate, of places of transit.

24. But when Blair said that Egypt's transition had to be 'managed' – presumably by the West – so as not to jeopardise the 'peace process', he was only saying openly what Washington believed.

25. It's the first in our planet's history where one species - ours - has Earth's future in its hands, and could jeopardise not only itself, but life's immense potential.

26. aquaculture animals are transported under conditions which neither alter their health status nor jeopardise the health status of the place of destination, and where appropriate, of places of transit.

27. The loss of a laptop or crash of a hard drive does not jeopardise the data because it is regularly saved in "the cloud" and can be accessed via the web from any machine.

28. REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- Z ANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHE But no man can be expected to jeopardise his character, or Coquet with the law, unless it be for his own individual interest.

29. Some argued that it would jeopardise the overland trade through Kiakhta, already in peril thanks to Britain's recent control of Hong Kong[Sentence dictionary], offering a sea route to Europe for the China trade.

30. Failing this external financing, the countries in question are destined for huge, abrupt adjustments which will wipe out the welfare benefits acquired during previous years, will weaken cohesion within the EU, and may even jeopardise stability in the area.

31. According to case law of the Court of Justice (44), aid to land transport may be declared compatible on the basis of Article 93 of the Treaty only in well-defined cases which do not jeopardise the general interests of the union.

32. Mr Berlusconi’s affinities and personal friendships cannot and must not jeopardise the rigor with which Europe must demand that President Putin put an immediate end to the abuses and violence in Chechnya and seek a political solution to that conflict.

33. Definitely not a stock for the risk Averse, Amvescap is one of the most attractive in the British market.: Even so, I wouldn't be Averse to a little greying at the sides, giving me a certain distinguished appearance.: Some will be risk Averse, others close to retirement and unwilling to jeopardise their futures.: They aren't Averse to laughing at our clumsiness, stumbling over vines and

34. (34) However, it has also observed that the lawful imposition of such requirements, even if applied without any discrimination on grounds of nationality, constitutes a restriction on the effective exercise of the freedom of establishment or of the freedom of movement of workers guaranteed by the Treaty, and that the Member States are bound, by virtue of Article 5 of the Treaty, to abstain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of the Treaty.

35. Lastly, although it is firmly established that damage of a pecuniary nature cannot, save in exceptional circumstances, be regarded as irreparable, or even as being reparable only with difficulty, if it can ultimately be the subject of financial compensation, it is also settled case-law that an interim measure is justified if it appears that, without that measure, the applicant would find itself in a position which could jeopardise its existence before final judgment in the main action or irremediably alter its position in the market.