A federal judge in Texas has threatened the government's ability to use modern methods to ensure the safety of the nation's food supply.

Some of these forays threaten the state's and city's ability to carry on their work.

The growing size of the Games, however, has threatened their ability to be well organized.

It is going to threaten my ability to employ 120 people.

This in turn threatened the Axis armies' ability to fight.

The result in both instances is to threaten the public's ability to see art.

That's all it's taken to threaten the company's ability to stay within its new borrowing covenants.

And these are just a handful of the many problems threatening our ability to compete in the future.

With its provisions, the bill threatens federal agencies' ability to protect public health and safety.

In this way, the left threatens Parliament's ability to function as an effective legislator.