Sentence examples for threatening preparation from inspiring English sources

But the Yankees do not really know when O'Neill is coming back -- he will be evaluated again in a week -- and the injury problems of an older team are threatening preparation for the playoffs and might carry over into October.

And to the pear-shaped patterns of play were added some nasty contortions of the body which threaten the preparations for the showdown in Sydney.

But the offending words came from a top Indian official trying to deflect criticism for the bureaucratic failings and lax preparations threatening the coming Commonwealth Games.

Janet Elder (NYT) THE CONVENTIONS WORK DISPUTE IN PHILADELPHIA The mayor of Philadelphia has agreed to try to resolve an intensifying dispute between local unions and the network news divisions that is threatening to disrupt preparations for the Republican National Convention, several people with knowledge of the negotiations said.

Particularly troublesome is the ripple effect of inadequate science education at the university level, leading to poor teacher preparation and threatening the quality of science instruction in our public schools (Eve and Dunn, 1990; Rutledge and Warden, 2000).

BEHIND THE NEWS Despite months of planning and preparation, the vaccine shortage is threatening to undermine public confidence in the government and Mr. Obama's stewardship.

Coming just months before the start of the 2008 Olympics, the protests against Beijing rule threaten to overshadow preparations for the games.

He is the first African leader to be tried in an international court.South African construction workers ended a week-long strike over pay that had threatened to derail preparations for the 2010 soccer World Cup championship.

Porous regulation of private preparations threatens to undermine vaccinemakers' bid to boost exports.

Trump's firing of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State this week has threatened to throw preparations into disarray.

The immense profitability of the global demand for sushi and other luxury preparations threatens the long-term persistence of the most coveted species of tuna.