Some experts warn that batteries from cell phones may pose a potential threat to our environment.

一些专家警告到手机电池对于周围的环境是潜在的威胁。(环境之弊)。

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

ECONOMIST: Espionage

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?

BBC: Asteroid 2012 DA14 in record-breaking Earth pass

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

FORBES: Free Online College Courses Take Big Step Forward