31.   Instead, they said, the growing threat of a missile attack by a rogue state and promising technological developments persuaded them to support aggressive research on missile defense.

32.   International health officials met last week in Geneva to determine how to cope with the growing threat of the deadly combination of AIDS and tuberculosis.

33.   Meanwhile, it faces a growing threat from a new generation of electronic trading systems that bypass exchanges altogether.

34.   Months of dealing with the energy crisis and the growing threat of inflation and recession had taken their toll.

35.   Reacting to a seemingly growing threat, the legislature this year passed a bill that will simplify getting liens removed.

36.   Some advocates of breast-feeding are prepared to work with formula makers, their sworn enemies for decades, on combating the growing threat.

37.   Some of the new money would be used to investigate the growing threat posed by germs that are resistant to antibiotics.

38.   Supporters of the measure say it would tighten US borders against drug traffickers and the growing threat of terrorism.

39.   That comes after the bankruptcies of Swissair and Sabena, and the growing threat that airlines from Ireland to Italy may collapse as well.

40.   That poses a growing threat to American personnel and policies abroad.