Even when capital is available, taking on debt can jeopardise a firm's credit rating.
A return to confrontation, besides hugely damaging the improved image of both countries, would plainly jeopardise this movement forward.
A defeat or even a draw may jeopardise the Azzurri's hope of qualifying for the European Championship.
Some Opec countries are worried such moves could jeopardise future demand just as they embark on expansion plans.
Pressing them to reduce rates further would jeopardise their ability to attract private capital, inhibiting their growth.
Keen not to jeopardise the respite, government ministers have adopted a milder stance on the Israel-Palestine talks and called for reconciliation with Hamas's rival group, Fatah.
Others, chiefly in the foreign ministry, think it could jeopardise the country's plans to develop its own reserves, and to build a terminal to import LNG.
Most economists are sanguine: global growth might slow by a few tenths of a percentage point, they reckon, but not enough to jeopardise the rich world's recovery.
The vote was connected to political in-fighting before presidential elections due next month and may jeopardise the cash-strapped country's relations with the IMF.
Some argued that it would jeopardise the overland trade through Kiakhta, already in peril thanks to Britain's recent control of Hong Kong, offering a sea route to Europe for the China trade.
Mr Obama tried to rule that out on Monday, stressing that many Americans are happy with their health care and that he would not want to jeopardise their interests.
Some parents would even object to their offsprings watching television shows or reading story books to relieve tensions, on the misguided fear that this would jeopardise their school work!
