Sentence examples for potential for retaliation from inspiring English sources

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled new initiatives to combat sexual assault in the military and reduce the potential for retaliation.

While warning about the potential for retaliation from protesters angered over the shooting, he added, "We will do our best to keep it peaceful".

The prime minister's statements, along with the leak related to the C.I.A. station chief, signaled the depths of the recriminations and potential for retaliation on both sides as American officials demand greater transparency and cooperation from Pakistan, which has not been forthcoming.

The potential for retaliation is there; there is really no way to get around this.

Yet in organizations in which leadership is unstable or changing, acts in secrecy, and limits opportunities for advancement (leading those who achieve such positions to be more determined to hang on to them), the potential for retaliation is greater.

[C4.] Europe Threatens Trade Retaliation The European Union has published a list of potential products for retaliation if the United States does not end a tax break for its exporters.

The leadership drafted potential strategies for retaliation, including threatening American companies in China and withholding investment from the districts of influential members of Congress.

And if the United States or Europe were to try a small-scale, targeted attack, the proximity of American forces makes them potential targets for retaliation.

The European Union threatened again today to impose sanctions of up to $4 billion on American imports as it published a list of potential products for retaliation if the United States does not scrap a tax break for its exporters.

After Mr. Yousef's conviction in federal district court in Manhattan in 1996, the State Department issued an advisory warning that "the potential exists for retaliation by Yousef's sympathizers against American interests".

Tonight, in the wake of just such a sentence, the State Department issued a warning to Americans abroad, saying that "the potential exists for retaliation" by sympathizers of Mr. Kansi.