Example sentences of "a danger [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ there was a danger that the public will be disgusted by the film and despair of any constructive solution . ’ |
| 2 | Will pollsters falling over themselves to admit their errors , there is a danger that the public 's and clients ' faith in the mysterious art of tapping the nation 's mind has been irreparably damaged . |
| 3 | Yet , surely there is a danger that the public proves as far-sighted as the markets are presumed to be , and that apprehension of the miseries ahead will encourage thrift , which will deepen as the bills arrive . |
| 4 | Surely there is a danger that the curriculum will simply degenerate into a rag-bag or mish-mash of different elements or soft options , with no particular logic or unity ? |
| 5 | If ‘ trade or business ’ is to be regarded as a requirement of the tort there is a danger that the genus may be narrower than the species . |
| 6 | If ‘ knowledge is power ’ then there is a danger that the system will lose much of its power if it loses control of information about itself . |
| 7 | There was always a danger that the legend would become larger than the man , just as it certainly has with his close friend Warren Beatty and thus it is easy to see why Jack Nicholson now guards himself well and repels invaders . |
| 8 | There is , therefore , a danger that the assessment is carried out solely to determine the diagnosis and that treatment is designed for the diagnosis rather than for the child . |
| 9 | Do you think there 's a danger that the West could undermine Gorbachev 's position particularly with the delicate situation over Lithuania , if it 's not prepared to support moves to try and get tension reduced between the two blocks ? |
| 10 | There is a danger that the size of the NHS will again produce a range of systems and , subsequently , years of argument as to whether the data deriving from one system can truly be compared with another system because the items included are not common or are not grouped in the same way . |
| 11 | There is a danger that the choice of condition may prejudge the structure under investigation , but with care such measurements can reveal much about the structure of the eddies . |
| 12 | But if it becomes too long there is a danger that the listener will forget the original theme , concentrating on the third sentence because it assumes too much importance . |
| 13 | Audrey Kinkead , the secretary of the Badminton Union of Ireland and an IBF and EBU council member , is delighted with the decision as there was a danger that the sport would split with the men and women going their own way . |
| 14 | Disenfranchisement would mean upheavals for staff , start-up costs and teething troubles for the new contractor , and a danger that the service would indeed turn out to be demonstrably less popular than the old contractor 's or different from what was promised . |
| 15 | There is a danger that the rest of his life will seem like an anti-climax after his sensational start on the experimental wicket at Southampton . |
| 16 | Manning also recognises a danger that the support groups will clash with the SSD over procedures . |
| 17 | There is a danger that the index , if too all-embracing , could fail to provide the simple introduction to planning policy guidance that is required . |
| 18 | There was a danger that the blood would become poisoned by pus or by some other morbid agent which would render death by pyaemia inevitable . |
| 19 | It was recognized that the young king was particularly close to his mother 's family , and there was therefore a danger that the coronation of the young king would be followed by an increase in the family 's power . |
| 20 | It was recognized that the young king was particularly close to his mother 's family , and there was therefore a danger that the coronation of the young king would be followed by an increase in the family 's power . |
| 21 | In addition , whenever a natural monopoly is transferred intact to the private sector , there is a danger that the consumer will suffer . |
| 22 | Councillors heard that unless Gwynedd Civil Engineering slimmed its workforce to become profitable , there was a danger that the district auditor would close it . |
| 23 | It was considered that there was too great a danger that the material would , once created , reach and affect a wider audience . |
| 24 | However , there is a danger that the smoke could be little more than a pungent sign of burning fingers . |
| 25 | Not only may the meetings of the relevant bodies absorb time and energy , but there is a danger that the number of approaches and instruments may lead to incoherence in international and domestic law . |
| 26 | Does the Secretary of State agree that there is a danger that the number of patients per doctor might have an effect on the eventual standard of treatment that patients receive ? |
| 27 | The bicentenary year is an opportunity and a challenge , as well as a danger : an opportunity to take stock and to hear and see Mozart at his best , a challenge to clear away the sentimental cobwebs and let Mozart speak , but a danger that the world will be engulfed in mass-marketed whimsy . |
| 28 | Where the edges between reality and fiction become blurred , there is a danger that the emotion felt is first order , that is , unmediated by abstraction or knowledge of pretence . |
| 29 | And is n't there a danger that the demand for food cooked in deep-fat fryers will dwindle as a result of increasing publicity about healthy eating ? |
| 30 | However , given the speed of development in the industry this is unlikely to be a great advantage as there is a danger that the product will be obsolete before it has been exploited . |