French intelligence agents are authorised to snoop not only on those who pose a potential threat to security or public order.

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The notion that it is these smaller, tens-to-hundreds of metres-sized objects that pose the greatest potential threat to Earth is explored in the BBC feature article Can we know about every asteroid?

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At the same time, MOOCs pose a huge potential threat to traditional university programs.

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That underscores worries by international law-enforcement officials that, in spite of many years of improvement in airport security, the many workers at these facilities continue to pose a threat for their potential to help not only criminals, but also terrorists.

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The former defence secretary is not only one of the Tories' few big political talents but also a potential rival who will pose a lesser threat to Mr Hague if he has been part of the team leading the party to its expected election defeat.

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C. pose a second threat to Corning's potential dominance of the business.

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While the nature of this threat landscape is uncertain, the potential damage a cyber-attack could pose to our internet-dependent telecommunications, power and even water infrastructure, has seen cyber security rise sharply up government agendas around the world in the last five years.

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