Sentence examples for threatening troop from inspiring English sources

The Will - One of the freelance bounty hunters hired by the Wreath High Command to kill Marko and Alana and bring back Hazel alive, not only for Marko's betrayal, but also to prevent news of Alana and Marko's coupling from spreading, thus threatening troop morale.

As Steve Benen wrote, "There was a point not too long ago -- I believe it's referred to as 'when Republicans were in the majority' -- that playing procedural games that threaten troop funding during two wars was considered about the most loathsome thing a lawmaker could do.

Seeking to stem the tide, Iraq's prime minister on Saturday threatened troops with execution for abandoning their posts.

Americans complain of Iranian taking hostages, threatening US troops and allies.

Security officials here acknowledged that Mr. Anderson was not directly threatening the troops in any way.

have come out of those safe havens that ultimately threaten my troops, threaten the Afghan troops, and the Afghan society, the Afghan civilians, and ultimately the Afghan government.

The NATO statement said Mr. Shukrullah was shot because he was armed and had threatened the troops.

The soldiers saw armed civilians and what appeared to be armed Iraqi soldiers at two checkpoints, but none of those people fired at or threatened the troops.

While Iraqi forces melted away in many places, trucks and busses loaded with Iraqi soldiers threatened American troops near the Tigris River in western Baghdad.

The proposal was rejected because of doubts that such a complex operation could be developed and carried out quickly enough to save the rebel city of Benghazi, which was then threatened by troops loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

WASHINGTON — On the hawkish end is the Pentagon's intelligence arm, the Defense Intelligence Agency, which fears that North Korea could threaten American troops with a nuclear weapon on a crude missile.