Sentence examples for threatening surroundings from inspiring English sources
Michael Schredl found, in a recent study of more than a thousand young adults, that some other common subjects are finding yourself in threatening surroundings, taking a test for which you aren't prepared, suffering paralysis, being late to an important event, and having people close to you die or disappear.
Just as New Castle was saved from disfiguring change by apparent economic and political misfortune, so now, again, it seems paradoxically protected by its threatening surroundings.
His politically active mother, Regina, was a suspected Communist under FBI surveillance who taught her son "there are bad people in the world who want to intimidate us". When the chaos of his surroundings threatens to overwhelm, young Bobby turns to chess, a game he taught himself at age 6, playing out matches in his head to calm himself.
Students will be involved in an on-site analysis of complex territorial dynamics that are currently threatening the fragile ecosystem of the Rovuma River delta, specifically in the surroundings of Palma.
Alice Eve, taking the lead after several small roles in very big movies, plays Chloe, a struggling hard worker hounded by the social services who are threatening to "re-home" her daughter unless she moves to less insalubrious surroundings.
She told the court Pistorius was "reared to view the world as threatening" from an early age and this contributed to his fear of crime, which made him "perceive his surroundings as being threatening when perhaps they're not".
She said Pistorius was "reared to view the world as threatening" from an early age based on interviews with the athlete, family members and friends and this made him "perceive his surroundings as being threatening when perhaps they're not".
Is it threatened or threatening?
