21.   But some officials suggested that Crew and Giuliani were using the threat to abolish tenure as a club to negotiate related issues during collective bargaining.

22.   But while U.S. officials deny any intention of using the threat of sanctions to press other countries into production cutbacks, bargaining is definitely under way.

23.   By finding ways around the debt ceiling until now, Rubin has successfully prevented the Republicans from using the threat of default as a lever in their budget negotiations.

24.   Carla suggested that Pollack is using his threat to develop the land as a negotiating tactic.

25.   Chen said his cousin had reported that the traffickers had guns and used the threat of force to make the refugees undertake the arduous journey.

26.   Clinton also used the threat of economic retaliation to get Japan to open its markets in what ultimately proved to be partly successful.

27.   Did she use threats?

28.   During the Cold War, the United States used the threat of nuclear attack to deter a Soviet attack on Western Europe.

29.   First Bank recently used the threat of downsizing as ammunition in its takeover battle for a big Los Angeles bank, First Interstate.

30.   Four Bosnian Serb military policemen and another Bosnian Serb official in civilian dress tried using threats to disperse the Muslims and then began clubbing them, Janowski said.