Example sentences of "a serious threat to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not to be mistaken for the previous car to wear that badge , which was rather short on driver appeal , the new 300 ZX represents a serious threat to Europe 's sports car makers . |
| 2 | Continuing grazing by sheep in upland areas of northern England is a serious threat to moorland birds . |
| 3 | This can be important both in achieving agreement on prices in the short run , and in preventing the development of excess capacity , which can pose a serious threat to collusion in the long run . |
| 4 | The initial ruthlessness of the authorities was soon moderated , and pardons were granted to most of the participants in the rising , but sporadic disorder continued after 1381 , although it was no longer a serious threat to society and government . |
| 5 | HOLLAND last night re-emerged as a serious threat to England 's World Cup hopes . |
| 6 | Dr Elizabeth McCloy , Director of Occupational Health and Safety at Manchester Central Hospitals Trust , UK , and a special adviser to the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board ( VHPB ) , alerted delegates to the dangers of hepatitis B , which , despite being preventable , continues to pose a serious threat to healthcare workers . |
| 7 | They pose a serious threat to Boro 's hopes of League points . |
| 8 | Having an attack of Cystitis for the first time can seem rather frightening , but do remember that it is not usually a serious threat to health . |
| 9 | In the developed world , on the other hand , over-consumption was now a serious threat to health . |
| 10 | With five goals already this season , Drysdale 's barnstorming raids will be a serious threat to Leeds , still licking their wounds after the European Cup disaster against Rangers and Saturday 's 4–0 hiding at Manchester City . |
| 11 | The major slick , and the only one posing a serious threat to wildlife , had emanated from the Mina al-Ahmadi terminal in Kuwait , and from oil storage tanks ruptured in combat at the Saudi border town of Khafji ; smaller slicks came from Iraq 's Mina al-Bakr terminal and facilities around Bubiyan Island . |
| 12 | Even so , the sequence of events remains rapid and Eorpwald 's death must have constituted a serious threat to Eadwine 's position south of the Humber . |