Example sentences of "threat or use of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the problem for the state in using violence in this limited way is first of all of course creating a capability to achieve by threat or use of violence limited objectives . |
| 2 | All member states of the United Nations have pledged that they will settle their international disputes by peaceful means and will refrain from the threat or use of force against any other state . |
| 3 | Urging respect for " the principles of sovereign equality , political independence and territorial integrity of states and non-intervention in internal affairs " , the resolution also called on members to " refrain from the threat or use of force , … settle disputes peacefully , [ and ] adhere to the principles of equal rights and self-determination of peoples , respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms … |
| 4 | NATO proposed to the Warsaw Treaty states a joint declaration " in which we solemnly state that we are no longer adversaries and reaffirm our intention to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state or from acting in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and with the CSCE [ Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ] Final Act . |
| 5 | The SDPJ claimed that the bill , like its predecessor , was an attempt to nullify Article 9 of Japan 's Constitution which stated that the Japanese people " forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes " . |
| 6 | Blackmail requires menaces , whereas robbery is dependent on the threat or use of force . |