11.   But opponents said abolishing the existing code with nothing in its place threatened the stability of the government and the real estate and construction industries.

12.   But when Belarus recently sold two types of advanced aircraft to Peru, Washington rightly tried to discourage the deals, warning that they threatened regional stability.

13.   Calls are growing for increased international pressure to try and thwart such a disaster, which would threaten the stability of all of western Africa.

14.   Clinton has warned that the fighting in Kosovo threatens the stability in the volatile region and must be stopped.

15.   Democrats have generally been hostile to that idea, arguing that risky investing could threaten the stability of the Social Security system.

16.   Experts are now examining trees at its perimeter to see whether any long roots are threatening its stability.

17.   For monetary policy to foster maximum sustainable economic growth, it is useful to preempt forces of imbalance before they threaten economic stability.

18.   First, however, you must attend to the political turmoil that threatens the stability of the republic.

19.   He deceives with such innocent, deadpan relish that he threatens the stability of the house.

20.   High trade deficits, growing short-term debt, and weak financial systems threaten stability in emerging market countries, U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said today.