They certainly knew about the threat of foreign influence, about how foreign powers seek "to gain an improper ascendant in our councils".
One particular justification for the invasion was the threat of German influence in the Western hemisphere.
Russia, especially, sees a threat of creeping American influence as its former satellites seek to join NATO.
For years Islamabad fueled it — to fight India over Kashmir and to counter what it saw as the threat of New Delhi's influence in Afghanistan.
In all cases, we insisted on locations and spaces free of the watchful eyes, threat of sanctions, and influence of nonparticipating onlookers and gatekeepers.
Within a sexual relationship, the threat of violence can influence women's power and their ability to negotiate conditions of sexual intercourse, especially condom use (32).
Poor working conditions and inadequate staffing, often reflected in heavy workload, unpredictable and inflexible schedules, excessive overtime, and threat of job loss, influence workforce maintenance by limiting the capacity to recruit new nurses and retain those already employed.
Another asked: "Why would I treat my bank any better than my bank treats me?" If the threat of being culled influenced bankers' behaviour through fear, there were also powerful motivations.
This might depend on the threat of the disease influencing the women early, a noticeable finding in the care process.
Our contention is that the comparison of trials containing threat stimuli to trials that do not include threat stimuli is a relatively untapped resource [24], [41] for understanding how the mere presence of threat may influence behavior.
NATO, expanded under President Clinton to include much of Eastern Europe, receives particular criticism as a threat to the Russian sphere of influence.
