The American statement continued: "An armed man appeared in the doorway, and coalition forces, perceiving hostile intent based on the man's actions, engaged him.
Where nature was once perceived as hostile and disastrously potent, it is now fragile.
The economy is at a standstill, and the government is perceived as hostile to business.
They wanted to prevent lawyers from filing nationwide class actions in courts in counties, like Madison County in Illinois, that were perceived as hostile to corporate defendants.
For years, the group held raucous pro-Kremlin rallies and harassed foreign diplomats in Moscow perceived as hostile to Russian interests.
Last week its star, Naomi Watts, reportedly cut short an interview for BBC Radio 5 in reaction to what she perceived as hostile questioning from the presenter Simon Mayo.
Some of the faithful were African-Americans, among the most conservative Christians in America, but they were unlikely ever to shift their allegiance to party or a candidate widely perceived as hostile to the concerns of minority groups.
A person with knowledge of BNP Paribas's merger deliberations said the bank was not interested in any deal that would be perceived as hostile by management at Société Générale.
"Although no doubt intended to be humorous, comments such as these and the manner in which they were delivered, in Ofcom's view, could reasonably have been perceived as hostile and pejorative," the regulator added.
