Sentence examples for threatening anniversary from inspiring English sources
How can the global community possibly stop the Chinese government from using secret trials to sentence dissidents to long prison terms for thought crimes, let alone stop killing cell phone networks, internet access and popular online news sites (including this one) every time a politically threatening anniversary arrives (See Wired"s reporting on the banning of Huffington Post and Twitter)?
Without more money, what was to have been a signature state historical event, the re-enactment next month of the final battle of the French and Indian War on its 250th anniversary, threatens to end not with a bang but a whimper.
And the resulting rows are threatening to upset celebrations for the anniversary of the 1989 election.The prime minister, Donald Tusk, himself from Gdansk, had wanted to invite leaders of neighbouring countries to a big party there.
Tropical Storm Ernesto had been threatening to ruin Jamaica's 50th anniversary celebrations on 6 August but that didn't dampen people's spirits as they were expecting a "Lightning Bolt" at the Olympics.
Mr. Jones, the Florida pastor, caused an international uproar by threatening to burn the Koran last year on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
A zealot in Florida is threatening to burn a stack of Korans on the anniversary of Sept. 11.
"Please, would you take your seats," said the exasperated Danspace Project official for the third time as the intermission at Thursday's opening night performance of "Janis Brenner & Guests: A 25th Anniversary Celebration," threatened to extend indefinitely.
Mr. Olmert's news conference, which followed a Tel Aviv court decision to lift a 10-day-old media order of silence on the investigation, cast a pall over Israel's 60th anniversary and threatened to undermine Israel's peace talks with the Palestinians.
Nooyi rang in PepsiCo's 50th anniversary as a combined food and beverage company by throwing a bone to an activist investor threatening to ruin the party.
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