51.   Authorities try to counter the perceived threat of peaceful evolution by cracking down on both political and religious dissidents.

52.   Boskoski is a hardline advocate of more robust action, and his move appeared designed to allow him more freedom in reacting to any perceived armed threat.

53.   But in recent days, Sudan has turned the perceived Egyptian threat into a crusade, vowing to turn Halaib into a graveyard.

54.   But some officials fear they may be overreacting to perceived threats.

55.   Cyprus has been beefing up its defenses to counter a perceived threat from the vastly superior Turkish forces.

56.   Four companies asked the U.S. trade officials Tuesday to lift the sanctions, saying they were based on perceived threats that never materialized.

57.   French farmers in particular are outraged at the perceived threat to their livelihood.

58.   Greece claims it needs the new weapons because of a perceived threat from neighboring NATO ally Turkey.

59.   Gustavo Morales Funez was picked up by gunmen in Tegucigalpa as the military confronted a perceived leftist threat while civil wars raged in neighboring El Salvador and Nicaragua.

60.   Greece says it needs the new weapons because of a perceived threat from neighboring NATO ally Turkey.