11.   Spring said the NHL figured that the threat would make him pull his site.

12.   Such competitive threats make it impossible for General Magic to set de facto industry technical standards with MagicCap and Telescript, as it hoped.

13.   That threat made the pin of the knight more dangerous, as any second weakness strains a defense more than a single one would.

14.   That threat makes Trimble very vulnerable to pressure from the small anti-accord group.

15.   That threat would make normal government operations impossible and is an attempt to force President Bill Clinton to come to terms beforehand.

16.   The Sonics have already devised a plan to thwart the Knicks, whose three legitimate post-up threats make them as tough as any to defend down low.

17.   Those threats have made American military commanders particularly uneasy about discussing religious services for their troops.

18.   Because many Catholics resent the force, and IRA threats make life difficult for the families of any Catholics who join, recruitment of Caholics is difficult.

19.   Defiant Milosevic says NATO threats only make Kosovo situation worse.

20.   Empty threats only make negotiations more difficult.