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The finances of football are, as I now know only too well, incredibly and increasingly perilous and yet here is a simple way of ensuring that prize money is spread further and more fairly.

“Given the perilous circumstances—ow!—I think you might call me Penelope, if you like.”

The country's mountainous topography can also make driving conditions perilous.

At the same time, other perilous crosscurrents in the economy had Wall Street on edge.

Both had volunteered for the perilous job of scouting for the Allies, observing and reporting on the movement of Japanese forces.