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D for me.
' a risk ' should come before ' as little '.

Risk for causing or chance for causing? Neither of them could be used with for. To or of should be used instead. C and E are out because it doesn't have a clear referent. Between A and B, I would choose A. I admit, however , that I don't have any real reason to cancel B...


Hmmm...You are right deowl.
' for causing ' is indeed a bad construction. God knows how I overlooked it :oops: .

On second thought I will pick B.
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I'll go with B

C and E are out because of ambiguous pronoun - "it"
D - improper to say "risk for causing"
A - seems awkward to say "risk to cause"

B - More idiomatic to say "risk of causing,"
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I would go with B,

Between B and A I think B is gramatically correct.

E.G. Risk of dying is better than risk to die
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Its certainly between A and B.

I will go with B. "risk of something" is correct.
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risk of is definitely idiomatice...

:btw what about chances to cause cancer
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OA is ^ B ^



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