"I don't think that the lack of food is a threat to that regime.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

"The cost of our health care is a threat to our economy,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

What remains unclear is how far this can go before the government reacts to it as a threat.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Malaria is also a threat to people living in parts of Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

"A common threat is 'If you leave, I'm going to report you to immigration and you'll be arrested.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

But he said it is still providing training and guidance to extremist elements in various countries and remains a serious threat.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

"This is a test for our country to adequately address and correctly address the extremist threat that emanates from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"This threat from violent extremism, not just in Afghanistan, not just in Pakistan, but globally,is a real existential threat to freedom-loving countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"This is a gum ball, same shape and size, poses the same threat to a child's airway.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

That is not sustainable. It poses a threat to the basic health of our economy."

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

Analysts say a key goal is to get participants to agree that the threat exists.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Not everyone who calls himself a Taliban is necessarily a threat to the U.K.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

"A common threat is if you leave we're going to report you to immigration and you'll be arrested, you'll be kept in prison for a long time."

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

Pahvan Sukdhev says that the change called for is in scale similar to the industrial revolution, but with a heightened sense of urgency, because of the threat of climate change.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

He also said the attack on a police training academy in Lahore on Monday is further evidence that extremists groups are a threat to Pakistan as well as to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

"I think that the biggest strategic threat to the United States faces today is the possibility of another 9/11 with a nuclear weapon or a biological agent of some kind."

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

We cannot guess his motives. We just have to deal with the reality: that a North Korea that is proliferating weapons and missiles is a serious threat and danger to the world."

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

The rebellion has become increasingly violent. Worried by the growing security threat posed by the Maoists, the government is preparing to mount a big security operation called Operation Greenhunt to take out the insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Biden explained the advantages of the new system: "Our new phased adaptive approach to missile defense is designed to meet a growing threat, not only to the United States, but first and foremost to Europe,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.21