1.   But workers here are accustomed to lifetime employment and see the provisions as a major threat to their job security.

2.   Drug abuse poses a major threat to the fabric of our society.

3.   Each country regarded the other as a major military threat.

4.   For this reason fears have been expressed that rising house prices pose a major threat to price stability generally.

5.   Losing the existing business was his major threat.

6.   Policy choices reflected what governments perceived as the major threats to the cohesion and survival of the state.

7.   Public sector pay and the unpredictability of pay settlements have always posed a major threat to public expenditure control.

8.   The Christmas holiday, which is eight months away, will be another major threat to the system, analysts said.

9.   The spread of international crime and corruption constitutes a major threat to the global economy.

10.   The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.