His threat to run on the option seemed to help Washington as well.

Here, however, the threat to the faith community seems to come from inside.

To parents today, the threat from the media seems to be something they can't stop.

The added threat didn't seem to make much of an impression.

Only the threat of being sent to the interior seemed to have any real effect.

And the threat of violence seems to have moved in to stay.

So far the threat seems to be keeping the streets clear after 10.

But even the threat of execution seemed not to hold his attention for long.

Despite all this effort, there had been no results, and continued threats didn't seem to help.

To be sure, there seemed no threat of any kind in the voice he heard.