11.   Russia and China believe that these threats are exaggerated and that Washington wants to erect a missile shield as the first step toward undermining their national strategic deterrent forces.

12.   Senator John F. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, said the administration has exaggerated the threat Milosevic presents to stability in the Balkans.

13.   Servheen believes that Mattson and environmental groups opposed to removing the bears from the list are exaggerating possible threats to food supplies.

14.   Stearman believes Christians in the United States have perhaps exaggerated the threats to religious freedom in France.

15.   Supporters said that threat was exaggerated, as the deal would have required the port to comply with local zoning rules.

16.   The government is taking a number of prudent safeguards and in no way is exaggerating the threat, so far as he can tell.

17.   Arafat aide Ahmed Abdel Rahman accused Israel of exaggerating the threat posed by the rockets in order to escalate strikes against the Palestinians.

18.   Australian Prime Minister John Howard accused small Pacific island states Thursday of exaggerating the threat to their existence from rising sea levels caused by global warming.

19.   But Sha said Washington has exaggerated the threat.

20.   But the threat may be exaggerated.