1.   Having threatened a heavy hand, Pataki then offered a lighter touch.

2.   According to news reports, Botswanan soldiers have stopped Namibians fishing in the river near the island and tourists feel threatened by having guns pointing at them from lookouts.

3.   It had to do what it did because having threatened us with such action it could not back down.

4.   The inspector said however that several of the parents had been taken to court over the incident, and fined for having threatened the businessman.