31.   With external threats fading, the policies of nations are now on the line, with no place to hide, most economic historians and social scientists agree.

32.   Opponents argued the money would be better spent on pressing social needs in a country with no external military threat.

33.   A second phase will allow scientists to build safeguards into the system against external threats like earthquakes, fires and floods and predict possible radioactive emissions.

34.   According to recent opinion polls, Russians again see the United States as the greatest external threat to their shaky nation.

35.   All states have set up their armed forces with a mission to protect their citizens from external threats and enemies.

36.   Castro insisted that if there is to be change, it will not come from external threats.

37.   Critics will always be able to argue for minimal defense spending provided there are no serious external threats, Gutteridge said.

38.   External threats from militias in Indonesia-controlled West Timor still exist, he said.

39.   Globalisation and liberalisation have exposed these sectors to strong external competitive threats.

40.   He noted that the Saudis have felt they needed U.S. military protection against external threats.