Example sentences of "[Wh det] threaten [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Society has an interest in protecting itself from activities which threaten to undermine the harmony within it . |
| 2 | A parent , hobby , friend , lover , child or job may be introduced to provide a buffer against claims from the partner which threaten to overwhelm the self . |
| 3 | Yet — and here again the comparison with Venice seems particularly appropriate — there is evidence that in recent times those foundations of society have begun to crumble and decay so that , just like the Serenissima , society today faces ever higher spring tides of modernity which threaten to overwhelm the traditional basis of the social order , perhaps even to destroy it altogether . |
| 4 | But there are also public fears which threaten to have a direct effect on your private life and which also arouse your feelings of human togetherness and compassion . |
| 5 | On either side of the porch are herbaceous borders which in summer , are a riot of colour , brimming over with flowers which threaten to engulf the ground floor window . |