Sentence examples for lesser threats from inspiring English sources

The police say the attacks, and many other lesser threats and intimidation tactics, are the doing of the Kudokai, a gang with more than 650 members that officials call one of the most dangerous of Japan's yakuza.

Such software, known as ransomware, is fast becoming the most popular kind of malware for criminals to install on compromised computers, beating out lesser threats such as adware or trojans.

"Land-based impacts of fishing and land-based pollution are generally lesser threats overall, but [they are] something that we might be able to more effectively address".

Why it matters: Misperception of risk can push a president to overreact to lesser threats and underreact to greater problems, or to embrace policies that may make people feel good but end up being costly and ineffective or even counterproductive.

But we should trust modern Germany to handle the far lesser threats posed by Putin's espionage operations.

When it was released, many conservationists criticised the plan for focusing instead on lesser threats, such nitrogen run-off and crown of thorns starfish outbreaks.

A one-off concussion likely represents a lesser threat.

But an ETA with no arms would be an even lesser threat than one with them.

On their own, other forces against him are a lesser threat.

Jews and Quakers also suffered discrimination but were seen as a lesser threat.

By then the Luftwaffe had become a lesser threat but Nazi anti-aircraft guns were as lethal as ever.