Parallel to this, the next tsunami is approaching, threatening to inundate the real economy.

But, by threatening to destabilize the global economy, China threatens Western interests as well.

Its troops were on the road to Cairo, threatening to inflict a major defeat on Egypt.

They cut his hair, eyebrows and beard and threatened to kill him.

Look at how the Kremlin seeks to blackmail its neighbors by threatening their energy supplies.

Of course, natural resource companies will push back, emphasize the sanctity of contracts, and threaten to leave.

At the same time, only about 40 of the rise in health status over the past century is attributable to medical progress, with the rest reflecting improved social and economic conditions.

But our current systems carry an even higher price, threatening justice and social stability.

The Australian prime minister (threatening sanctions), international human rights advocates, and even the Pope came to his defense.

So when the dollar s convertibility into gold was suspended, the value of that debt soared, threatening many institutions survival.

As we lose natural systems and biodiversity, we diminish our quality of life, threatening our existence.

Of course, natural resource companies will push back, emphasize the sanctity of contracts, and threaten to leave.

North Korea, no surprise, wailed and blustered against the war games, even threatening a physical response.

By threatening this source of power, the microfinance industry created a powerful opponent, who found an opportune moment to strike.

Saat musim hujan terjadi setiap tahunnya, sungai akan meluap, mengancam ladang pertanian mereka dan merusak tanaman di lahan tersebut.

The Parliament of England retaliated with the Alien Act 1705, threatening to devastate the Scottish economy by restricting trade.

That sort of behavioral economics can transform people's behavior in a way that all the bullying and all the information and all the badgering from a government cannot possibly achieve.

High crude oil prices make it easier for Iran to build nuclear weapons and for Russia to use energy blackmail to threaten Europe.

Now the West believes that it has found a third way by threatening to boycott the Olympics opening ceremony, but not the Games themselves.

As a result of drought and heat, more than 500 wildfires have raged out of control, smothering Moscow in smoke and threatening several nuclear facilities.

Soft power is the ability to get what one wants by attracting others rather than threatening or paying them.

These two countries will lose some of their power it will become more difficult for them to influence Russia by threatening to close access to West European markets.

By all accounts, Thailand s new constitution boosts the dominance of the military, threatening to institutionalize even further a culture of censorship and state control over the media.

Second, inadequate macroeconomic policy coordination has resulted in divergences in the international competitiveness of euro zone members, threatening the very existence of the euro.

During a typical recession, the default rate among corporations may rise to 10 15 , threatening massive losses for those holding risky corporate bonds.

It is unreasonable for the Turkish government to consider negotiations with rebels, when it imprisons Kurdish politicians and threatens them with the lifting of parliamentary immunity.

Lepper sought to reclaim their attention by calling the foreign minister a traitor, and threatening violence if his program was not enacted.

The lack of big picture reform attests to the older generations collective fear that fundamental structural changes will bring disruption and chaos, threatening the Party s hold on power.

During the first Taiwan Straits crisis in 1954, China began shelling the offshore islands Quemoy and Matsu, threatening to liberate Taiwan.

A well organized team would collapse like a house of cards, and the hopes for future space research and missile design would be dashed, threatening the country s security.

And some in the US Congress want to cut food stamps on which some 23 million American households depend, threatening the poorest children with hunger.

As students continued their peaceful march, the security forces were bracing for a fight, threateningly showing off their AK 47 machine guns.

Environmental organizations and other associations have sent an ultimatum to the authorities, demanding action, faced with the threat of mass protests by demonstrators who would block all polluted cities.

Though China finally pacified the situation by threatening to withdraw investment, doing so meant reneging on the promise not to meddle in other countries domestic affairs.

The aggressor must do something that all can see as a dangerous threat by, for example, aiming a guided missile at a country and threatening to use it.

This change meant that the river ran parallel to the seafront in this area, eroding the area in front of hotels, guest houses, residences and other structures.

A member of the Facebook group then started to chat with Ishika, threatening to expose her if she did not comply with their requests within one day.

Indeed, the case was reopened while Yushchenko was hospitalized thus threatening to decapitate the opposition with barely a month to go before the presidential election on October 31.

Terrorist networks could acquire the materials to assemble a nuclear weapon, wreaking havoc on global peace and stability, with the possibility of extraordinary loss of life and economic damage.

However, the owners of the motorized scooter, which include a former special forces soldier, stated that the disabled man and his accomplice, Vasily Seroshtanov, took their property from them under the threat of violence.

In a showdown over the composition of the cabinet just before his inauguration on June 1, the FMLN old guard won, threatening to take the conflict to the streets.

In a showdown over the composition of the cabinet just before his inauguration on June 1, the FMLN old guard won, threatening to take the conflict to the streets.

Unless the ECB picks up the pace of interest rate increases now, the goal of interest rate neutrality may not be politically feasible, jeopardizing achievement of the bank s price stability goals.

Syrian militants, including Islamic State fighters, have penetrated Lebanon, threatening to rekindle the country s ethnic war and undermining Hezbollah s legitimacy as the guarantor of its security.

Similar groups re appeared in some villages in northern Hungary (Global Voices posts about this are here and here), threatening the Roma population with their presence.