Water levels were still worryingly high on some major rivers including the Avon, Trent, Thames and Severn, with the threat of damage still present in parts of Dorset.
By this time, the threat of damage to the paintings, through exposure to human-generated humidity and carbon dioxide, had become severe.
The definition included the threat of damage to property as well as a threat to life if it is designed to influence the government or intimidate the public for the purpose of advancing an ideological cause.
Because of the wind-tunnel effect created by skyscrapers, the threat of damage appeared most severe in Manhattan, particularly at the huge, nearly completed Time Warner Center, where gusts have taken a toll in the past.
But the American textile and apparel industry has been so battered over the years that it filed these petitions based on the threat of damage, saying it is the only way to save what is left of its manufacturing base.
China and its veto power as a permanent council member could block any action against its traditional but troublesome ally, but the mere threat of damage to Kim Jong Un's image has outraged the North Korean government.
When there is a threat of damage – such as the body-blow of the world financial crash in 2008 – the family of elites is, oddly, most insulated from it: though the privileged should have lost greatly with the crash, given their moral and financial investment in the market, they actually, as we now know, lost the least.
But no matter where you are, the threat of damage to your home or unexpected hiccups in the rental process can make it seem daunting to get started.
The price of the November contract for U.S. light sweet crude fell below $66 per barrel, as the threat of damage to the Gulf region's refineries lessened with Rita weakening.
During the 61st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, the Hawaii State Civil Defense requested the retirement of the name Daniel, citing that the storm had become memorable due to threat of damage.
