Sentence examples for threat of use from inspiring English sources

Aggression and the threat of use of force, however, have always been incompatible with the founding principles and goals of the EU.

The use or threat of use of violence or other criminal means to harm the physical person, reputation, or property of any person.

The treaty would outlaw the use, threat of use, testing, development, production, possession, transfer and stationing in a different country of nuclear weapons.

"It could lead to the development of a tendency of the use or threat of use of force, more often than is necessary by the United States, in the conduct of international relations".

He added that on the basis of a religious decree by Ayatollah Khamenei, "the production, possession, use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is illegitimate, futile, harmful, dangerous and prohibited as a great sin".

The Council said it had based its decision on Mr. Annan's claim that "under the United Nations Charter, all members have undertaken to refrain from the threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any states".

"But we reject the threat of using" deadlines.

"The threat of using the weapon is more important than using it".

Faced with overwhelming opposition and failure, resort was had to the threat of using the Parliament Act.

"It doesn't mean the threat of using force goes away, but it lies behind the diplomacy".

It was not clear today if the threat of using debate against the Senate's reorganization was an opening bargaining position or a serious threat.