The ambitions of Count Drago's old age threatened at least to weaken Morina in its fight against the Wizard.

Only Bielsa's natural ambition threatened to make a game of it.

A federal court in the United States is scheduled to hear arguments this autumn from Hawaiian orchid growers who contend that Taiwan's ambitions threaten their livelihood and the environment.

"Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions threaten the security and stability of the region, and indeed the world," he said.

These ambitions," I said, using the same easy tone as Bloathwait, "threaten the Bank of England, do they not?

Most ministers would gladly do without the distraction, but the ambitions of Brussels directly threaten the coalition's newly agreed domestic programme.

The notion, rather, was that the approach of any agreement had brought out the anxieties of those who feel their nationalist or religious ambitions threatened by compromise.

Nevertheless, a complicated love rectangle, misunderstandings and ambitions threaten to break their bond.

I am horrified to see how political meddling and the ambition to shift political power to the EU institutions are now threatening to run out of control.

"Iran's nuclear ambitions threaten the national security of the United States and its allies," said Senator Menendez.