Sentence examples for threaten action from inspiring English sources

"Why can't they use their own authority to say, 'We can't accept that.' What does it cost them to raise their voice and threaten action.

John R. Bolton, who dealt with Iran as an under secretary of state and United Nations ambassador in the Bush administration, said failing to enforce the law by punishing such companies both sent "a signal to the Iranians that we're not serious" and undercut Washington's credibility when it did threaten action.

Now Mr. Dahlan is threatening action.

Every time the union threatens action, BA loses customers.

India's Home Minister has threatened action against the BBC for airing the documentary.

Prison wardens have threatened action and a succession of Dati's advisers have quit.

The US has also threatened action.

President Obama has threatened action against IS in Syria as well as Iraq.

A complicated contractual situation may turn into a legal row, with Rojo's advisors threatening action.

A UK watchdog is threatening action against video game app-makers it finds in breach of consumer protection laws.

The post does not describe what the threatened action would be.