Sentence examples for threatened over from inspiring English sources

Mr Drace-Francis said in his telegram that the crumpled Mr Ashcroft had threatened over breakfast to stir up trouble for Britain in the Turks and Caicos Islands (thank goodness this foreign-policy calamity was averted) unless he was helped to break into the islands' banking business.

French Quick-Step Floors rider Alaphilippe, who won the King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France, is unlikely to have his lead seriously threatened over the flat profile of Sunday's final stage in central London.

At its height, the wildfire threatened over 4,000 homes and scorched 44 square miles, but only 15 homes were damaged thanks to the work of almost 2,000 firefighters and the preventive measures that area residents had taken to protect their property from fire.

No immediate legal action was threatened over the weekend against Cablevision by any channel owners.

The ­latter became an FBI informer after he was threatened over millions in unpaid tax.

Mr. Uddin had recently filed a complaint with the police seeking protection after he was threatened over articles he had written about the illicit drug trade.

The fire prompted mandatory evacuations across the northern part of the county, threatening over 5,000 structures and destroyed at least 20.

Urbanisation currently threatens over one-third of the world's known amphibian species.

A looming drought in the south-west threatens over 3m people with famine this year, on top of the 1.7m who already survive on international relief.

The outbreak of finger-pointing that was threatening over the weekend does now appear to have given way to a concerted focus on the task in hand.

A Friends of the Earth energy campaigner, Alasdair Cameron, said: "Government policy threatens over 20,000 UK solar jobs – with many more at risk in other green sectors.