31.   The government collapsed against a wall of hysteria and interned all Japanese-Americans, a move that was clearly not a reasonable response to the perceived threat.

32.   The latest perceived threat seems to be the Internet, which not only keeps theatergoers in their homes but is seen as a competing delivery system for theatrical material.

33.   The perceived threat to localism is a key argument of those who oppose the growing concentration of media ownership.

34.   The perceived threats to which the doctrine has been applied have varied, from European facism to Japanese fishing interests to Soviet-backed communism.

35.   The report provided a detailed accounting of the capabilities of each FBI field office in the country to deal with the perceived terrorist threat to the United States.

36.   The Ottawa-based company joins a line of software makers like Pleasanton, California-based Documentum Inc. to fall victim to a perceived threat from the Internet.

37.   U.S. embassies in Ghana and Togo were also temporarily closed last week in response to perceived terrorist threats.

38.   U.S. bonds fell yesterday on the perceived threat of inflation, which erodes the value of investment returns.

39.   Panicky troops and jumpy rebels answer perceived threats with gunfire.

40.   Perceived threats from Iran and Iraq are increasing pressure on GCC countries to adopt an integrated air defense network.