In the short run, he said, the new soldiers will mainly relieve American troops on less risky assignments like traffic checkpoints and highway patrols.

God knows, I've given him the riskiest assignments, sent him up against the worst of them.

Twelve years ago, during Taylor's second year with the crew, Joe had asked him why he was always the first to volunteer for the riskiest assignments.

"It may cost a great deal to convince someone to take on so risky an assignment," he commented, testing Bandaran for some clue about how much he was willing to pay.

"And we're just about ready to go," Tom said, beckoning to the man he had selected for the risky assignment.

Another was reluctant to take a risky and challenging assignment.

It is a risky assignment, for few things are as deadly dull as failed attempts at reassembling dream material.

The present more orthodox incumbent was a tough man as well as an Augustine; accustomed to risky assignments in Cairo.

She did not shy away from risky assignments after she returned to Iraq.

But his penchant for risky assignments has had at least one impact on financial planning.