"threaten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But the Europeans are not good at credibly threatening force.
- Iran should not threaten force, he said, particularly against a smaller, friendly neighbor.
- Last year, the seven nations were far more explicit in threatening armed force to keep the former Yugoslavia together.
- On occasion we've had to threaten military force and Saddam has backed down.
- Mr. Kostunica understood he had to be seen to threaten force, but could not use it.
- But threatening force to clear the skies of Serbian planes would cross a new threshold.
- This could be combined with the resolution threatening force if no settlement is reached.
- But there is typically a challenge to that view, especially when the resolution does not explicitly threaten military force.
- Lydia had threatened force to get Matt to return to the living room.
- Governments could either front protection money, cough up ransom or threaten force.
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