"It is vital that missing is understood as a warning sign and children who are at risk or have already been exploited are given the support that they need to stay safe," says Josie Allan, from the charity Missing People.
Very often they were understood as a warning system that calls for a change.
The company gave no official reason for Ms Timchenko's dismissal, but it was understood as a response to an official warning from the government media regulator, Roskomnadzor, over the interview with Ukrainian "right sector" leader Andrei Tarasenko.
Paddock "never said anything to me or took any action" which she understood as a warning of what was to come, she said in a statement read by her lawyer.
His book can be read as a warning flare.
IN A country where more than 80% of the people describe themselves as Christians and two-thirds believe that the Bible, as the word of God, should be understood literally, President Jacob Zuma's warning was taken to heart.
LENA, for him, is best understood as an early-warning system.
Insiders at Dart are understood to regard this warning, particularly about supplying information to Dart, as bargaining rhetoric.
In one case, it is understood that an ambassador decided to attend in person – instead of sending another diplomat as he had planned – after receiving China's warning.
The Dalai Lama's warnings on succession, he said, are best understood as a way of encouraging Tibetans to focus on the issue and the options.
