Sentence examples for threat provided from inspiring English sources
Hakeem Nicks, their best deep threat, provided an upbeat development Friday.
Second, the Soviet threat provided a powerful incentive for Western Europeans to unite during the cold war.
The BBFC's guidelines for a 12A allow "moderate physical and psychological threat, provided that the disturbing sequences are not frequent or sustained".
From the war room of "Dr. Strangelove" to the fallout shelters of "Seven Days in May" to the underwater battlegrounds of "The Hunt for Red October," the Soviet threat provided ready-made villainy and near-Pavlovian dread.
An all-star cast (for 1966, at least — Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Mike Connors, Bing Crosby, Robert Cummings, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Stefanie Powers) faces an apocalyptic threat (provided in "Stagecoach" by some uncharacterized Indians, the weakest element in both movies) while trapped within a restricted environment, much like the casts of "The Poseidon Adventure" and "The Towering Inferno".
The bill dampens this legal threat, provided the employer uses prudence in picking an investment adviser and periodically monitors its performance.
US officials hope the threat provides them with leverage.
Strategically, the North Korean threat provides justification for Japan and South Korea to strengthen their defence capabilities, while bolstering their alliance ties with the US in a manner that directly undermines China's regional security priorities.
However, it may well conclude that a credible nuclear threat provides its only real means of deterring a potential American attack which, no matter how often America promises it has no plans for one, it evidently fears.
Although Bargnani made 30 percent of his 3-pointers the last two years and averaged 12.7 points last season, Woodson stressed that he was still talented enough to be an offensive threat, providing support and creating space for Carmelo Anthony.
That threat provides a sobering subtext to the hyperactivity, which involves Prime Ministerial photocalls, expensively produced blueprints and a blizzard of self-justification, driven by statistics which are no longer taken at face value.
