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1) people with chronic conditions including diabetes, lung disease and heart disease appear to be at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
2) People with asthma may be at a higher risk of becoming very sick and dying from COVID-19
Hello, I just wonder what the difference between 'at higher risk of' and 'at a higher risk of'
On many dictionaries, almost all the examples use 'risk' without article when it is used preposition 'at' as an uncountable noun like
But, I've found that risk is used often as a countable with preposition 'at' like
I know risk can be countable and uncountable but I am confused when it can be countable and uncountable.
In this case, as dictionaries say, when the word, 'risk' is uncountable when it is used with the preposition 'at'
But on many news outlets such as NPR, they write like "~are at a higher/greater risk of"
When can I use 'risk' as uncountable exactly? and why news media write like "at a risk of~" (with as a countable although there is a prepostion 'at')
Would you let me know what the difference is.
2) People with asthma may be at a higher risk of becoming very sick and dying from COVID-19
Hello, I just wonder what the difference between 'at higher risk of' and 'at a higher risk of'
On many dictionaries, almost all the examples use 'risk' without article when it is used preposition 'at' as an uncountable noun like
- They believe that the policy puts the country at risk.
- people who are at risk of developing heart disease
But, I've found that risk is used often as a countable with preposition 'at' like
- healthcare workers were also at a risk of developing a substance abuse issue
- The U.N.'s Robert Piper says millions of people in the Sahel region are still at a risk of food insecurity.
I know risk can be countable and uncountable but I am confused when it can be countable and uncountable.
In this case, as dictionaries say, when the word, 'risk' is uncountable when it is used with the preposition 'at'
- The program is designed for students who are at risk for/of failure. (merriam-webster learner's dictionary)
- Their children are also at high risk of developing the disease.(longman)
- That would mean putting other children at risk.(longman)
- The officerssaidinnocentpeople’s lives had been put at risk.
- These measures will put many small businesses at risk. (macmillan)
But on many news outlets such as NPR, they write like "~are at a higher/greater risk of"
When can I use 'risk' as uncountable exactly? and why news media write like "at a risk of~" (with as a countable although there is a prepostion 'at')
Would you let me know what the difference is.