21.   The threat was only a bluff.

22.   If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.

23.   The Russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance.

24.   There is a threat of nuclear attack.

25.   The king knew that there was a threat of revolution.

26.   The bomb threat is probably a hoax, but we should still evacuate the building.

27.   There had been threats that Pasok supporters would take to the streets in mass protest in the event of a guilty verdict against their leader.

28.   Even this new threat of jail was part of it.

29.   In Britain, the threat of writs is not great enough to make non-executive directors follow suit.

30.   The threats to birds are different now, but in their own way more serious, more sinister in their potential effects on bird populations and our own environment.