In 1994 we were surprised to learn how such products had transformed bond market risk, as some supposedly safe mutual funds cratered.

It had nearly killed me from a nice supposedly safe distance.

He has not been included on the shortlist of 18 hopefuls for this supposedly safe Tory seat.

It also showed how unpredictable the Government's supposedly safe Communist Party majority can be on a big bill.

It can't be avoided by moving to some supposedly safe suburb.

"Which is going to put Middle America into a tailspin, big city or supposedly safe suburbia?"

And if at this point you've managed to stay tucked into the tiny demographic of supposedly safe drivers, congratulations.

"If there was a supposedly safe medication that could eliminate morning sickness, I wouldn't advise taking it," she said.

The value of investors' fund shares has dropped more than 7 percent so far this year, which is a lot for a supposedly safe investment.

There's always that risk, of course, though a supposedly safe percentage of common and preferred stock would remain in family hands.