Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

They were under threat of arrest.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

His threat to kill me was quite explicit.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The only "threat" is a public option plan which I foresee will be weak and toothless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health care proposals need more work, health secretary says] Reference

After this threat is the only time I have ever received competent service from Comcast.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Verizon FIOS] Reference

In the past it has justified spending by pointing to what it calls the threat from Turkey.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Turkish PM visits troubled Greece, backs arms cuts] Reference

Simply a letdown, or just another reminder that these Suns will never be a serious title threat?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

One referred to what he described as the threat posed to Israel's existence by Iran's nuclear program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Courts the Jewish Vote] Reference

In self-defense, the threat is a statement that if you come closer to me with your knife, I will shoot you.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Kansas Now Allows Threat of Deadly Force in Self-Defense, and Not Just Use of Such Force] Reference

Russia says it is now the world's biggest consumer of heroin, which it calls a threat to national civilisation.    From Wordnik.com.  [WNYC New York Public Radio] Reference

Nationwide has had what it calls a threat-level plan in place for several years that includes color-coded warnings.    From Wordnik.com.  [dispatch.com: RSS] Reference

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack insists Liverpool are as big a title threat as today's opponents Manchester United.    From Wordnik.com.  [tribalfootball.com] Reference

As I've mentioned last night, when I get into the Oval Office every morning, I read what they call a threat assessment.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2002] Reference

And he has no doubt that with a little more attacking intent on home soil, City can pose a serious title threat this term.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evening Standard - Home] Reference

Arizona is next, after the Department of Homeland Security conducts what it calls a threat assessment of the area -- Kitty.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2006] Reference

Schleck is 1: 49 behind Nocentini, who is not seen as a title threat, while Sastre is 2: 52 back and Evans trails by 3: 07.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

Another to suffer at the start of the season, the Spaniard, who returns with the team next season, is considered a title threat for 2010.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crash.Net Motorsports Newsfeed] Reference

On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

The federal government introduced legislation Monday to end the CNR-T strike, which it called a threat to the lacklustre economic recovery.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

The armed Palestinian groups in Gaza have recently stepped up their military training amid what they refer to as the threat of a wide-scale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Infidels Are Cool] Reference

The long-term threat to the West "lies deep within.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of The World] Reference

Elevated energy pricing is the biggest short-term threat facing the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

But the long-term threat is no joke, as Obama has acknowledged many times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.]

How will Boise State handle the transition from Cinderella to title threat?.    From Wordnik.com.  [SI.com] Reference

Still, retailers should be worrying about a real long-term threat: the Internet.    From Wordnik.com.  [America the Over-Stored] Reference

But they don't ease the long-term threat posed by the numerous low-profile plaques.    From Wordnik.com.  [SEARCHING FOR HIDDEN HEART RISKS] Reference

The greatest long-term threat to RIM and all the other software players, though, may be Microsoft.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackberry: Bring It On!] Reference

Right now though, the main threat is Zod, so there's that going on. spinster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smallville Renewed for Tenth Season | /Film] Reference

One group, Save Austin Music, is practically making a living out of keeping people aware of what it calls the threat to live music.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC World Have Your Say] Reference

Christians should get invloved in politics, reaffirming his party's opposition to what he termed the threat of a communist takeover in.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference