61.   They were supposed to be gone in March, but Israel says too much threat remains to Jewish settlers.

62.   Those hostages were released, but the threat remains.

63.   U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who negotiated the Bosnian peace accords, said later Monday the threat of sanctions remains.

64.   U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said the threat of force remained.

65.   U.S. officials were also reportedly concerned about security, and whether any real development could take place as long as the rebel threat remained.

66.   While there remains little threat of inflation in Europe, the fear that its recent economic slowdown could spiral into a deflationary recession has also started to evaporate.

67.   Wilhelm said the threat of terrorism remains a major problem.

68.   It says the single biggest threat remains wasteful practices encouraged by government subsidies.

69.   But US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor insisted Saturday the threat remains.