Sentence examples for heightened threats from inspiring English sources

So far, that comforting formula seems to be adapting itself to more heightened threats, from drug cartels in New England and schoolyard shootings in the Midwest to arson attacks on the Pacific Coast.

They argued that the historical violence of the right-wing group's marches and heightened threats made against the Muslim community since the killing of Lee Rigby, a British Army bandsman and machine-gunner, in a South London street in May posed a threat to community safety.

Some Democrats said they had believed it necessary to approve some form of the legislation before their recess, in part because of the White House's urgent pleas, at a time when intelligence officials are reporting heightened threats, that another terrorist attack be averted.

While American troops have battled frequently with Mr. Sadr's supporters since he led an uprising against the occupation last month, clashes are now erupting daily in the southern cities of Najaf, Kufa, Karbala and Basra amid heightened threats to kill and kidnap foreigners in Iraq.

Of these changes, the majority have been negative (29 in the past 12 months), reflecting deteriorating stability as cities around the world face heightened threats of terrorism or unrest".

(d)  Nationals from the countries previously identified under section 217(a)(12) of the INA warrant additional scrutiny in connection with our immigration policies because the conditions in these countries present heightened threats.

The reason New York City does not have an active Citizen Corps Council, it seems, is that neither patriotic fervor, nor wartime -- nor even heightened threat levels -- can stay government from its glacial pace.

Dave Rich, deputy director of communications at the Community Security Trust, said: "We are not aware of any specific heightened threat or any specific extra measures being taken, but it is obviously a time of increased concern for parents, which is why we wrote to them".

Mr. Blunkett has said he believes Britain faces heightened threat because of its close alliance with the United States and has warned the capital to be wary of a strike on the city's subway system or a "devastating" attack employing nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.

Our heightened threat-o-meters make us a valuable ingredient in this melting pot.

"The negative [springtime] NAO is an indicator that the U.S. will have a heightened threat this year," Elsner said.