"material threat" is a correct phrase in written English and is often used to refer to a physical or tangible threat (as opposed to a non-physical or intangible one).
For example, "The criminal organization was facing a material threat of federal prosecution for its activities."
Likely changes to taxation of UK pensions unlikely to pose a material threat.
We believe that such a move would be an attempt to drive traffic through its site, but do not believe that it poses a material threat to Rightmove.
Analyst Robert Grindle at Deutsche Bank said: Virgin Media's increased ambition is a material threat to BT which is presently the only broadband infrastructure provider to around 50% of UK homes.
"[The HGA] blatantly disregards the European convention on human rights, which requires states to intervene at an early stage when there is a danger that could threaten life, and substitutes the softer stipulation that Turkey may only intervene in the pipeline project when there is 'an imminent material threat' to safety or security".
TechCrunch: Microsoft is moving into the cloud storage space, and with its on-premises software could post a material threat to traditional cloud storage companies like Box, and hybrid providers like Egnyte.
Working closely with MSR and across our divisions, the lab will prioritize efforts where its capabilities can be applied to areas where the company's extant missions, structures, tempo or risk might otherwise cause us to miss a material threat or opportunity.
The list of material threats, he said, reflects an outmoded way of thinking.
At the root of these efforts is a list of specific biological agents, known as "material threats," that have been identified by the Department of Homeland Security as the most urgent pathogens to defend against.
When I asked Tara O'Toole, who leads the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security (where the list of biological material threats is created and the countermeasure process begins) whether she believed the stockpile should include vaccines for other agents, she snapped: "Vaccines are essential.
Thick line is threshold between material threats (upper right) and other threats.
TiVo's latest 10-Q statement spells out 36 material threats to the company.
