Sentence examples for threatened force from inspiring English sources

The soldier threatened force.

China said it would veto a resolution that threatened force.

Beijing has threatened force if Taiwan drags its feet on reunification or declares statehood.

Only Smith raised the issue of "information on mass killing and rape" and threatened force "if UN forces are attacked".

No question -- Saddam never would have let the U.N. inspectors back in had President Bush not unilaterally threatened force.

induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right," 18 U.S.C. 1951(b)(2).

The intervention comes at a time when the home secretary, Theresa May, has threatened forces with legislation if they do not stamp out abuses of their search powers.

Mr. Kostunica understood he had to be seen to threaten force, but could not use it.

Iran should not threaten force, he said, particularly against a smaller, friendly neighbor.

An alternative resolution it proposed informally neither strengthens the weapons inspection plan nor threatens force if Iraq fails to comply.

The second facet that has marked India's external relations is deterrence, the dissuasion of others from using or threatening force.