Papus pursued and harassed their rear but did not risk a pitched battle.

He was still too weak, however, to risk a battle.

And Morgan didn't dare risk a bloody open battle here and now.

Yet he's too crafty to risk a pitched battle while I'm in command.

No one was going to risk a battle with that fierce dog!

We cannot risk a major battle on an experiment, when the odds are against us.

Contemptuously, he was ready to risk a physical battle with Rochelle.

Still, from a business perspective, the company might have little choice but to risk a legal battle with the Government.

Such a course risks a lengthy legal battle in place of early decision-making.

To prevent this, he determined to risk a battle, though his force was thought to be inferior.