Sentence examples for threatening measure from inspiring English sources

I believe there is great utility in having this conversation in economic terms, not as a punitive or threatening measure, but simply to say that in the U.S. we have learned in a difficult process that this has everything to do with economies and vitality and embracing diversity, which pays.

The monetary dialogue came against a backdrop of growing global "currency wars" in which major industrial nations such as Japan and the United States are seeking to weaken their exchange rates while emerging economies such as Brazil and South Korea are taking or threatening measures to curb capital inflows.

Beijing and Moscow vetoed a draft UN resolution threatening "measures" against the Syrian regime if it did not end its repression of the protests on 4 October.

The impact of life threatening measures by paramedics on outcome is not clear.

It featured a blacklist of 35 tax havens and threatened measures against jurisdictions that failed to clean up their act.

There have been times when he's publicly threatened measures — like pulling broadcast licenses and "opening up" libel laws — that he doesn't even have the authority to promulgate.

He threatened measures to restrict the freedom of movement of Mr Abbas and the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and freeze the transfer of taxes collected by Israel for the PA.

Threatening, measured.

As the government played hardball, threatening harsh measures against the demonstrators and arresting opposition activists, the unrest only gathered steam.

The first divisions appeared in the chemical weapons agreement when Russia dismissed calls for a swift UN resolution threatening punitive measures against Damascus.

Union workers at Opel have been protesting G.M.'s indecision, with their leader threatening "spectacular measures" to force the company into settling the matter.