31.   The consumer price index is expected to support recent signs that suggest the economic growth rate is slowing to a sustainable pace, removing any threat of inflation.

32.   The court mainly based its decision on the need to allow presidents to act courageously in discharging their official White House duties by removing the threat of lawsuits.

33.   The court order blocking the ban removes that threat.

34.   The filing removes the threat of creditor lawsuits while the company tries to reorganize its finances.

35.   The Korean government wants to extend the maturities of debt coming due in the next few months to remove the threat of default and bolster its foreign exchange reserves.

36.   The revival in export revenue and foreign investment seems to have removed the threat of a Chinese currency devaluation.

37.   The settlement, announced Saturday, also removes the threat of a long and costly legal battle that could have been a drag on Microsoft stock.

38.   The transition would not only keep American waterways purer, it could remove the threats of litigation and bureaucratic crackdown that for years have hung over the industry.

39.   Their stock prices would rise as this threat is removed, the Clinton aides say.

40.   They want to remove the threat of potentially crippling suits.