Example sentences of "[vb infin] a threat to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he , then , believe that she might present a threat to Rob 's engagement — to a girl he liked and approved of ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The gradual re-emergence of a strong Japan with an accelerating economy would pose a threat to North Korea and , less directly , to the Soviet Union 's far eastern territories . |
| 5 | Critics of Fiat therefore argued that its bid could be seen as a defensive move to improve its domestic position and , perhaps more importantly , to prevent a competitor from obtaining Italian production facilities , which in the long run could pose a threat to Fiat . |
| 6 | Circumscribed by the injunction — voiced or not , that the machines built around it should not pose a threat to IBM Corp 's proprietary product lines , the designers of the Power RISC created a chip that was heavily slewed towards scientific and technical applications — but the IBM world has changed out of all recognition since then and the RS/6000 is at least as widely used in commercial applications as in technical , while IBM is finding it increasingly hard to sell proprietary systems . |
| 7 | Meanwhile Aureole had got into top gear and came through into second place , but try as he might he could never pose a threat to Pinza , who galloped on relentlessly to win by four lengths , with Pink Horse running on to take third place a length and a half further adrift and the gallant Shikampur a tired fourth . |