Sentence examples for a threatening step from inspiring English sources

In a statement, the Treasury said its new sanctions were a response to Iran's "provocative actions," and called the country's latest rocket test a "threatening step".

Like Ford, he has a good eye for a break, a threatening step followed by surprising speed over the first few metres, and a wide range of passes.

For the U.S. to put its name next to the Russians in such a statement is a credibility-threatening step, and shows how easily international politics bend the aims of public servants who know better.

The exchange, which was set up by the state under its failed deregulation plan to bring buyers and sellers of power together, said today that it was moving to seize and sell off the collateral that the utility had put up, yet another threatening step that could trigger other creditors to go to court seeking repayment of debts.

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Still, Mr. Blix is said to be resisting any idea that the United Nations can force Iraqi scientists to take the life-threatening step of leaving Iraq for interrogation.

The proposals, calling for a mobile antimissile system that could be deployed rapidly and aimed in the direction of a threatening state, are another step in a diplomatic campaign to convince both Europe and the United States that the missile threat from so-called rogue states can be met through cooperative and limited defensive efforts.

They depict a world in which Saddam Hussein, though undeniably eager to make Iraq a threatening world power, was far from any serious steps to do that.

"Anderson says Jadeja moved towards him in a threatening manner as the players went up the pavilion steps for lunch.

BBC Radio 5 live's Pat Murphy said: "Anderson says Jadeja moved towards him in a threatening manner as the players went up the pavilion steps for lunch.

Ángel, the team's leading scorer this season with 14 goals and its most dangerous player throughout the playoffs, seemed to be a step slower and rarely found himself with the ball in a threatening position.