Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] threat to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If undetected and untreated , shock represents a major threat to survival . |
| 2 | This follows because in the competitive world of the coral reef , a fish of the same species represents a major threat to the food supply and refuge of the sitting tenant , simply because the interloper requires the same type of food and habitat . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The government 's pursuit of mass home ownership , and its liberalisation of controls over private sector development , have encouraged a building boom which represents a serious threat to the countryside . |
| 5 | The supplier of a new fuel , emerging as a competitor to coal in power stations , has refuted claims that it constitutes a new threat to the environment [ see ED51 ] . |
| 6 | His lordship is of the view , as indeed I am myself , that while Father is allowed to continue with his present round of duties , he represents an ever-present threat to the smooth running of this household , and in particular to next week 's important international gathering . ’ |
| 7 | The thinning of the ozone layer presents a major threat to human health , according to a report prepared by the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ) and leaked to Greenpeace . |
| 8 | The ghost associated with it remains a permanent threat to the living , as it wanders the earth with a stretched neck looking for companions . |
| 9 | It is for this reason that deconstruction remains a fundamental threat to Marxism , and by implication to other culturalist and contextualizing approaches . |
| 10 | Illegal drug abuse poses a major threat to the fabric of our society . |
| 11 | Hurricane damage through high winds and tidal surges causes an immense amount of destruction and poses a major threat to many coastal communities in the USA . |
| 12 | The civil servants determined to convince ministers ‘ that acid rain poses a real threat to forests and woodlands throughout Britain . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ The ‘ monolith ’ theory with MI5 spies everywhere is a passport to paranoia' , he wrote , introducing rhetoric which mocked the conspiracy theory : ‘ If a ‘ revolutionary elite cadre ’ poses a real threat to their power , obviously the Learned Elders of Whitehall will make sure they control it too ! ’ |
| 14 | Now it will be obvious to an incisive mind like yours that the existence of the Counterweight Continent poses a deadly threat to our people here — ’ he paused , looking at Rincewind 's open mouth . |
| 15 | Unless disposed of with great care , landfilling of hazardous waste poses a great threat to the community — the contamination of soil , groundwater and drinking supplies with chemicals dangerous to human health . |
| 16 | He wrote : ‘ Local authorities regularly assert that the conveyance of such material poses a serious threat to the public and that nuclear authorities should turn to on-site storage as a way of removing this hazard . |
| 17 | Fisheries officials believe that this could result in the rivers being permanently lacking in some species of fish , and this in turn poses a serious threat to the fishing communities on the river banks . |
| 18 | It must be recognised that an under-utilised labour force , without adequate welfare provisions , poses a potential threat to a LDC 's political stability which might discourage much-needed foreign investment and loans . |
| 19 | But the Norwich fighter still poses a heavy threat to their pretensions to Bowe 's crown . |
| 20 | Now , there is an added urgency to her shots and she remains an unlikely threat to both grass court opponents and , ( following her victory in the 1990 French Open and her re-appearance in the final again this year ) , clay court specialists . |