Example sentences of "[noun] that threaten [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the films made at the beginning of the war appealed for people to forget selfish desires and apply themselves to the common good , to put aside class divisions in order to confront an enemy that threatened everyone equally , the Gainsborough films addressed themselves to the frustrations and the pain that came after continuous self-sacrifice . |
| 2 | Despite the stigma and stress associated with a court case that threatened him with jail , he has so far managed to score 17 goals for Brentford in the First Division this season . |
| 3 | The invisibility that threatened her drove her to perform to attract attention , so she had done well at school , been picked for the hockey and the swimming teams . |
| 4 | For Gillis infatuation slides into obsession , even as he becomes aware of ensnarement in a fatal web of greed , ambition and deceit , of a trap that threatens his sanity , his life and that of his son . |
| 5 | And it would have remained little more than a name but for the immense political danger that threatened it 21 years ago . |
| 6 | But the teacher of English knows that " experience " has proved that " science alone " will no longer suffice , especially in a world in which " scarcely a fortnight ago it was only the imaginative vision of one wise man which saved mankind from the awful catastrophe that threatened them . |
| 7 | All evils have to be dealt with ; nothing happens by accident ; every occurrence that threatens his existence has to be explained . |
| 8 | Before Folly could give way to the tears that threatened her , a commotion on the road outside broke through her melancholy . |
| 9 | That was Turner 's prize for fighting back from a broken leg that threatened his young career last year . |
| 10 | And , before she could fall victim to the tears of rage that threatened her , she stumbled past the startled girl towards the lift . |
| 11 | How can I avoid seeing that it is this kind of government that threatens my grandchildren ? ’ |
| 12 | Gascoigne was to have gone to Lazio at the end of July for the club to monitor his rehabilitation after the knee ligament operation that threatened his career . |
| 13 | He also proclaimed himself fit for the job and fully recovered from the heart attack that threatened his career over four years ago . |
| 14 | The conference theme ‘ A Better Mousetrap ’ , ties in with the centenary of crime novelist Agatha Christie , who turned up at The Old Swan after her own mysterious disappearance , and the titles of some of the papers will reflect the investigation , detection and arrest of some villains that threaten our property , our health or our lives . |
| 15 | A strange start to the development of a technique popularly associated with ‘ good posture ’ — but the problem that threatened his career bore out exactly one of the central principles of Alexander teaching : ‘ use promotes function ’ — or , more explicitly , misuse of the body in the everyday activities of walking , standing , sitting and talking , causes dysfunction , while good use promotes healthy function . |
| 16 | If IMF holdings of a particular currency were depleted to an extent that threatened its ability to provide that currency to other countries , then that currency could be declared ‘ scarce ’ . |