Sentence examples for threats of making from inspiring English sources

Sometimes the celebrities and the human-interest stories are the core of the marathon, a tribute to the human spirit and all that good stuff — a one-day jubilee that should remain that way, despite threats of making a two-day redundancy out of this grand, singular event.

So your "pain in the neck" may not be caused solely by the way you sit; your sinus problems may not all be related to dust; your blood pressure may be affected by threats of making your blood "boil!" And who knows what damage is done by repeating the words "it kills me when..."...

Maybe M.L.B. thought that the threat of making this evidence public would be enough to make A-Rod go quietly.

Well, this has to stop — unless we want hostage-taking, the threat of making the nation ungovernable, to become a standard part of our political process.

Prosecutors could use the threat of making Mr. Schwarz face yet another jury to try to open plea negotiations or to seek some other end to the case.

She is reported to have negotiated a substantial pay-off for Uchitel against the threat of "making a statement about Ms Uchitel's relationship with Tiger Woods" at an embarrassing press conference, promptly cancelled after the deal was done.

Last year, a federal judge, Shira A. Scheindlin, dismissed the perjury indictment against Mr. Awadallah, saying the law's use in grand jury inquiries was "was illegitimate" and "posed the threat of making detention the norm and liberty the exception".

If the threat of making Madonna go hungry weren't enough, CD pirates in Arkansas are now locked up in solitary and forgotten for four days.

Although Wellcome does not have the power of a government agency, it does wield a sword of Damocles over universities and research institutes hesitant to enforce its planned rules: the threat of making them ineligible for Wellcome grants.

Nigeria finally began to show some real intent with 20 minutes to go as they began to pick up the tempo as the threat of making only their third group stage exit in the Africa Cup of Nations drew nearer.

"Westbrook doesn't really have the threat of making a pass," the NBA source said.