41.   In the event of an external threat to Singapore or Malaysia, the members will consult each other on the appropriate measures to be taken.

42.   It shall be more than a drive to ward off an external threat.

43.   Lawmakers said Monday that reservists can only be mobilized in the face of an external threat.

44.   Lawmakers said reservists could only be mobilized in the face of an external threat.

45.   Lawmakers said reservists can only be mobilized in the face of an external threat.

46.   Malaysia and Singapore will start a two-day exercise Wednesday to test their air defenses against a simulated external threat, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.

47.   Most countries in the region have been expanding and upgrading their military capabilities to change from dealing with internal insurgencies to external threats.

48.   Now they are concentrating more on external threats.

49.   On the other hand, when companies become slow in responding to external threats because of bureaucratic red-tape then their competitiveness well suffer.

50.   Right since Independence, the trauma of partition, perceived external threats and diverse separatist movements all combined to drive people to favour a stable and strong centre.