Beneath the surface are many threatening cracks.

But cracks are forming in Russian society, threatening the status quo.

Interim measures are designed to respond to exceptional or life threatening situations.

The eurozone s leaders are on a raft heading towards a life threatening waterfall.

Transnational crimes, including piracy and armed robbery, are threatening marine safety and security.

Both of these mental political blocks are threatening the European project in equal measure.

Gay people are perceived as violating social norms and threatening the society with moral decay.

They view the US move as a new sort of financial protectionism and are threatening retaliation.

Sami's injuries were life threatening.

The teacher was threatening us.

But US politicians are blaming China and other countries for unfair trade, even threatening them with sanctions.

They are threatening to take the northern vote to another party if they lose the PDP ticket.

But threatening violence is more serious.

Both Republicans and Democrats are threatening to pass a new round of tough sanctions against Iran in December.

A substantial minority of the population suffers from these diseases, which are often chronic, debilitating, and life threatening.

Debris are threatening to degrade the already fragile space environment and may render space unfit for human endeavours.

China s leadership, for its part, will want to know why free market champions in Washington are threatening more protectionism.

Furthermore, waves of Syrian refugees are threatening the sustainability of the Jordanian monarchy, already roiled by profound internal cleavages.

The increased temperatures occasioned by climate change are likely to lead to greater frequency of life threatening weather systems.

That would entail more energetic measures regarding the eviction of those who, threatening violence, are illegally using Serbian property.

To be sure, all G7 central banks are worried about the temporary rise in headline inflation, and all are threatening to hike interest rates.

The United States is pressing for administrative reforms and threatening to cut off funding if the reforms are not forthcoming.

He forwarded the threatening letters to the police.

And now, go it alone fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies are spilling across national borders, threatening currency wars and protectionism.

The brain interprets our experiences and decides if they are threatening, and then controls our behavioral and physiological responses to them.

Meanwhile, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen are becoming increasingly polarized along political, social, and sectarian lines, gravely threatening their democratic future.

Human greed is threatening the existence of many species.

prohibit the person from threatening to perpetrate domestic violence

But when enemies are merely threatening, it is better first to assert legitimacy, and thus acquire some credibility at home and abroad.

Their systematic dissemination endangers minorities, threatening them with invidious discrimination.

The mad pursuit of corporate profits is threatening us all.

A threatening flyer dropped outside Al Jazeera's office in Cairo.

Purchasing managers indices are now threatening the 50 threshold, which has long been associated with the break even point between expansion and contraction.

There are reports of militia threatening the displaced and resident populations alike, denying free movement by imposing practices of extortion or protection fees .

Apparently she took up a more threatening position in her bed.

No one can stop Iran from threatening the Strait of Hormuz.

Living with tyranny might be less life threatening than embracing anarchy.

Humanitarian assistance operations respond to human need in life threatening situations.

In other words, three interconnected crises a resource crisis, an environmental crisis, and a climate crisis are threatening Asia s economic, social, and ecological future.

Whatever one thinks of the settlers, they, in their daily routine, are not engaged in a pattern of threatening to kill or assault anyone.

Yes, there are important matters to discuss, notably Iran s nuclear ambitions but several countries in Iran s neighborhood already possess nuclear weapons, threatening the entire region.

Those soaring minarets, those black headscarves, are threatening because they rub salt in the wounds of those who feel the loss of their own faith.

Increases in women s power and resources are most threatening to family stability in societies marked by gender inequality, where successful women often rebel against marriage.

But the next few years are certain to bring up a more threatening and more serious political economic problem than the unwinding of global imbalances.

In a medical emergency, it can impose life threatening delays in care.