By waiting until the last minute, he risked offending Japan.

"I do not think we should risk offending these men by showing a desire to leave before they do."

Not for an itch would he risk offending the bearer of his new life.

But right now his situation was too precarious to risk offending anyone who might later be of use.

But why would he risk mortally offending me with such an attempt?

Of course, I was not about to mention that and risk offending him.

You have too many people in Congress who are unwilling to risk offending the special interests.

And an emotional response would risk offending those feminists who complain she hasn't been independent enough.

She is even willing to risk offending to make that clear.

And, with primary elections just about to start, this did not seem the time to risk offending a million-member trade union.