"indirect threat" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to refer to a threat that is implied, rather than made directly. For example, "His angry tone and icy stare was an indirect threat."
Under the indirect threat of slaughter, Lydda's leaders asked to go.
Another indirect threat is the impact of a collapse in Chinese shares on other markets.
But the indirect threat of its more advanced weapons being sold to such potential Western foes is a growing worry.
But the findings represent an indirect threat to human health by showing that there's a large reservoir of resistance in common bacteria in nature.
Hammer thus poses an indirect threat to Itanium.Intel's huge resources mean it could survive even the failure of Itanium, which is a distant possibility.
As I demonstrated in a study published last year, there were at least 56 attempts to employ the direct or indirect threat of mass migrations as a non-military instrument of influence between 1951 and 2006.
One day, sitting outside a migrant shelter in central Mexico, Rubén told me, "The death threats are a constant — direct threats, sure, but also indirect threats.
But if you are a woman who has received repeated threats of rape, even "indirect" threats — maybe even ones meant as a joke — may feel pretty darn direct.
The social media company is also banning indirect threats of violence, and will introduce temporary suspensions for accounts that fall foul of its policies.
Leading journalists claim to have received indirect threats from army officials who warn them they are being targeted by terrorists or that their coverage is raising suspicions they have been compromised by the Indian intelligence service.
pic.twitter.com/i4xstLJUYp The incidents come after Twitter announced that it was taking better control over what is allowed on the website, which included a ban on indirect threats of violence.
