31.   Rose was so impressed, he issued a threat.

32.   Smith denied IBM had issued any threat to discontinue offering Navigator.

33.   Some students wondered aloud whether, so long after the ayatollah issued his threat, such intense security was necessary.

34.   Steinberg said that although the World Jewish Congress had never issued threats, it had used a strident style.

35.   The administration has issued veto threats against seven bills as passed by the House and two of the Senate versions.

36.   The difficulty is that the defendants never issued overt threats against the doctors.

37.   The hijackers issued few threats, made almost no demands, and gave up peacefully without firing a single shot.

38.   The first strategy among those who opposed hearings was to issue threats against Mrs. Boxer to drop her plan.

39.   The most conspicuous absentee from the debate has been Clinton, who in recent weeks has been issuing veto threats with some frequency but not making new proposals.

40.   The Republicans are not alone in issuing quiet threats.