31.   But they had not emerged as a major threat to the authorities in Dagestan.

32.   Clearly, Israel and Turkey see Islamic fundamentalism as a major threat.

33.   Companies offering Internet telephone services have emerged as a major threat to telephone companies by exposing the true cost of making connections.

34.   Clinton administration officials contend that Russia no longer poses a major threat.

35.   Consequently, Saks itself is not a major threat to local shops, but the price of real estate that stores like Saks can determine is.

36.   Declining interest rates can be a major threat to retirees.

37.   Earlier this year, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl called the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in North Africa the major threat to Europe today.

38.   Flooding remained a major threat.

39.   He emphasized at the stops that with its suspected programs in nuclear, chemical and biological weapons North Korea remained the major threat to peace in the region.

40.   He said the country faced a major terrorist threat, but did not say who or what was behind the threat.