Out here, this summer's most fearsome threat is the poodle-dog bush (so named because it bears absolutely no resemblance to a poodle).

What Tarantino seems to be fantasizing about is this: What if Jews had succeeded in scaring Germans, in being known to pose fearsome physical threats to those who harmed them?

Boss's voice held fearsome threat.

In the 17th century, when the age-old warfare between Austria and the Ottoman Empire began to settle, the European image of Turks gradually shifted from fearsome threat to exotic curiosity.

Perhaps not surprisingly, RealNetworks' most fearsome threat is Glaser's alma mater Microsoft, with which he has a stormy relationship.

Afterwards, raids in the Adriatic increased rapidly, until Slavs became the most fearsome threat to safe travelling.

An abortion foe, a friend to gun owners, regarded as a fearsome threat even by some Republicans, he looked simply unelectable in a state where the political center is a mile wide.

The Knicks need a skilled passer to make Stoudemire - once the league's best pick-and-roll finisher - a fearsome threat again.

For now, the fact that the attack seems to have come from New Jersey, not abroad, might comfort those who think the most fearsome threat is the one from overseas.