51.   Republicans have used the threat of a partial government closing as leverage to bring the White House and Democrats to the negotiating table.

52.   Specter said the measure is aimed at stopping teams from using the threat of relocating to prod cities to build new stadiums at public expense.

53.   Staff members at a community education program say the gang leaders have used implied threats to block the efforts or have demanded that their cronies get jobs or benefits.

54.   Team owners know they can use the threat of moving to another city to frighten politicians into using the bonds to build stadiums for them.

55.   Terrorists using non-conventional threats will continue to be a foremost security worry, Cohen said.

56.   Tevanian testified that Microsoft also used threats to persuade Apple not to market QuickTime for Windows computers.

57.   Taiwan has used the threat of independence to manipulate both China and the United States.

58.   Taylor said UPS uses the threat of charges for Web inquiries to keep customers from obtaining the refunds.

59.   The GOP is thus using the threat of bankruptcy to try to get Clinton to acknowledge that cuts in Medicare are inevitable.

60.   The Housing Authority often uses the threat of eviction as a last- ditch effort to get tenants to address problems, he said.