The job being, of course, risking almost certain execution and/or instant death, melodramatic though that sounds.

With rations cut, more than 1,200 North Korean peasants and workers are said to have risked execution by sneaking into China in search of food.

And Stanley held an internment camp for allied civilians, with those who violated the rules risking execution on a nearby beach.

But, once he had taken the money, "it was difficult for him to get out" without risking execution by the Irish Republican Army.

As a high-profile prisoner he risked execution or captivity in the North.

If genuine, the graffiti speaks of political opponents willing to risk execution to get their message out.

Stigler said nothing of the incident to his commanding officers, knowing that a German pilot who spared the enemy while in combat risked execution.

The penalty seems preferable to risking execution for some defendants who are plea bargaining, while satisfying people who feel prison terms have become too lenient.

Women seeking an education were forced to attend underground schools, where they and their teachers risked execution if caught.

Every woman sitting in this Hall risked stilling and execution just by being there.