Example sentences of "[verb] a threat to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Rousseau , non-participatory institutions posed a threat to freedom — ; ‘ man is born free and he is everywhere in chains ’ . |
| 2 | Those circumstances posed a threat to peace in Europe and Neville Chamberlain , being anxious to avoid war at all costs , arranged to meet Hitler on 15th . |
| 3 | However , the widening of the margin of fluctuation either side of par to 2¼ per cent at the Smithsonian Conference in December 1971 posed a threat to EC plans for limited exchange rate fluctuations amongst member currencies . |
| 4 | Similarly , Edward Woodville 's fleet posed a threat to Gloucester only as long as the duke 's own position was uncertain ; once he had been recognized as protector the matter could be dealt with . |
| 5 | Similarly , Edward Woodville 's fleet posed a threat to Gloucester only as long as the duke 's own position was uncertain ; once he had been recognized as protector the matter could be dealt with . |
| 6 | This still , however , posed a threat to Stanley influence . |
| 7 | This still , however , posed a threat to Stanley influence . |
| 8 | However , Foreign Minister Gyula Horn on March 12 expressed the concern felt in many quarters internationally that the secession of Soviet republics might jeopardize Soviet reforms , and that the potential rapid disintegration of the Soviet Union posed a threat to world peace and stability . |
| 9 | CHEMICALS which have been found in the River Clyde pose a threat to otters all over Britain , the World Wide Fund For Nature warned this week . |
| 10 | Currently companies must install state-of-the-art controls on new plant whose emissions pose a threat to air quality in unpolluted areas , but the proposed changes would permit cheaper and less effective devices . |
| 11 | Over a period of days or even hours , pollution concentrations may rise to levels which pose a threat to people 's health . |
| 12 | Obviously , any attempt to introduce additional chemicals into the atmosphere needs very careful consideration of whether the chemicals themselves pose a threat to people , plants and animals . |
| 13 | While badgers can ‘ snuzzle and take all the corn crops ’ and will sometimes take the odd lamb , they are not considered a threat to farming , though it has been suggesting that they might have links with tuberculosis in milking herds . |
| 14 | Did he , then , believe that she might present a threat to Rob 's engagement — to a girl he liked and approved of ? |
| 15 | When there is a dispute between nations that could bring a threat to peace , the Security Council listens first to all sides of the argument . |
| 16 | Kelly , however , ventured the opinion that asking the manager for a statement on where the club were headed did not constitute a threat to Brady 's position . |
| 17 | Should a situation arise which , in the view of one side , represents a threat to peace or a violation of peace , or may give rise to dangerous international complications , then both sides shall contact each other immediately and strive to … achieve understanding on the measures appropriate to improve or overcome the situation . |
| 18 | Underneath the veneer of participatory management , it is business as usual — and business as usual represents a threat to America 's long-term capacity to compete . |
| 19 | ‘ We believe that , if successful , the merger of Airtours and Owners Abroad would have a detrimental impact on competition in the UK package holiday market , and consequently represents a threat to value for money and customer choice , ’ he added . |
| 20 | The Food Irradiation Network has written to all EC food ministers pointing out that the lack of appropriate testing arrangements and labelling provisions constitutes a threat to consumer choice . |
| 21 | The Letter of 1019 – 20 says that he intended to avert a threat to England , and succeeded in dealing with great dangers , so that the Danes would henceforth at need be able to assist the English . |
| 22 | The final communiqué condemned terrorism and said that the rise of religious fundamentalism constituted a threat to society and democracy . |
| 23 | The decision has caused considerable controversy and been criticized as an excessive response to the problem , but Mayor Jean Baylaucq justified it on the grounds that the bears constituted a threat to animals and humans . |
| 24 | Though this doctrine is patristic , some ‘ conservatives ’ at the Council saw a threat to faith in the Eucharistic real presence . |
| 25 | In a statement to the Rajya Sabha ( the upper house of the legislature ) on May 14 , Home Minister S. B. Chavan said that the larger objective of the LTTE went beyond the establishment of a Tamil homeland in north-eastern Sri Lanka and hence posed a threat to India 's sovereignty and territorial integrity . |
| 26 | This suited the British , especially when pro-Egyptian groups appeared to pose a threat to Jordan in April 1957 . |
| 27 | , Mercury accumulation in lakes across Canada and the United States continues to pose a threat to health , despite earlier claims that it had virtually been eliminated as a problem , according to recent studies . |
| 28 | We sat and watched not the coldness and menace of evil but a pantomime dame who was obviously too stupid and incompetent ever to pose a threat to goodness . |
| 29 | Robert Fleming economist Peter Warburton , in a powerful assessment last week , focused on the critical role of real interest rates , combined with a fixed currency value , in posing a threat to asset prices and economic activity . |
| 30 | The dispute centred on proposals involving the closure of lead-zinc mines , posing a threat to jobs . |