1.   My tardiness prompted an immediate threat of a fine, but it never materialised.

2.   Officials said there was no immediate threat of tsunami, a seismic ocean wave, which could be catastrophic to the area.

3.   The creation of States posed an immediate threat to the freedom of action of lesser rulers.

4.   The volcano erupted on Thursday but there is no immediate threat to nearby towns.

5.   The wildfire poses no immediate threat to any houses in the area.

6.   The most immediate threat is to bird life.

7.   Its most immediate threat to human health is via the desalination plants, which provide Arab Gulf cities with much of their water.

8.   It claimed, however, that there appeared to be no immediate threat to humans or the environment.

9.   Only when part of our heritage is under immediate threat or already lost is its importance truly realised.