Sentences with phrase «actions as a threat»

Older dogs may take this action as a threat and even become aggressive.

The dog, mistaking her action as a threat, bit her arm to the bone.

• Never run up to or approach animals in slow motion because animals interpret these actions as threats.

Not exact matches

Relying on other states to deal with threats within their own territory and using Special Operations Forces and covert action as a complement to partner forces means a minimal role for drone strikes.

The move, which has drawn threats of strike action from the Mail's union, comes a year after the government spun off the 11,780 - branch retail network known as the Post Office.

If the summit fails to conclude in an agreement, that could be seen as a failure of diplomacy and, in turn, may heighten the threat of military action.

Proponents of such bills say they are needed to ward off threats of punitive actions, such as those that beset small business owners like Elaine Huguenin of Elane Photography in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

During a blockbuster interview with the American Prospect on Wednesday, Bannon said the US should take decisive action to halt in China's rapid rise, which he sees as a direct, almost existential threat to the US.

Kashuv said he was interrogated by school security officials and law enforcement as a result, before they determined his actions weren't a safety threat.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In elaborating this view, Amato offers perceptive treatments of such contemporary phenomena as the counterculture, affirmative action, the escalating reactions to the chauvinisms of race, class, and sex, and the continuing threat of the Nietzschean denigration of the past.

«However,» she said, al Qaeda and its affiliates «continue to present a serious threat to the United States and its interests, and we must remain vigilant as we consider the range of tools and actions available to disrupt this threat.»

We could illustrate from stories like Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins that are apocalyptic in the narrow sense; these would raise the question, as old as Hebrew prophecy, of the paradoxical tension between threat of inevitable destruction and summons to new, creative action.

Any non-Muslim action offends Islam and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam, with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam.

It appears that, subsequent to the popular protest and action which freed the government from domination by Samuel, the priesthood were never again a threat to secular power as long as the kingdoms stood.

Frankly I think these childish threats of legal action are funny as hell all things considered.

Mainline churches, on the other hand, without this strong emphasis on snatching people from the threat of hell, have tended to interpret mission less as competition and more as nurture, cooperation, and action for social justice.

This is such an interesting passage because, in responding specifically to the threat of Gnosticism, John's rebuttal carries both confessional / belief elements and love / action elements — and both are described as vital to Christian faith.

By reducing threats to native flora and fauna, land management actions such as these increase the likelihood that environmental watering will achieve its intended outcomes.

The United Nations recently recognised the threat of these non-communicable diseases as a global public health crisis, and called for decisive preventative action from government leaders.

Me, as goalkeeper, and the team in general, have been watching footage of him in action because he is going to be a real threat.

However, that still left Alonso at risk of the FA taking retrospective action, and as per the report above, it appears as though that's the threat that he now faces in the coming days.

Liverpool flop Iago Aspas» fourth - minute warning shot from an acute angle forced Sergio Romero into action and Gustavo Cabral missed the target from a corner as the threat continued.

Sky Sports reported that Oliver, whose wife Lucy received threats on social media, will officiate after saying that he wanted to return to action as quickly as possible.

With Laurent Koscielny having suffered a dead leg, Chambers was pressed into action as a second - half substitute against Leicester City last weekend as a centre - back, and, despite having to deal with the considerable threat of Jamie Vardy, he came through that test with his reputation enhanced.

It spurred the visitors into action and Monaco started to look shaky as the 19 - year - old Dembele proved a constant threat.

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In our experience it takes pressure from campaigns such as the boycott or the threat of legal action to force changes from Nestlé.

Try to stay calm and avoid threats (like staging a nurse - in) as a first line of action.

Its course of action upon learning of the grave threat was not to protect the public interest, but rather to minimize the impact of the threat to their image as a company, and the status of its case before the Supreme Court.

British publicans see cheap supermarket alcohol as the single greatest threat to their industry, and support government action to raise prices, according to a new Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) report.

On the threats of a legal action against the EC, O. B Amoah held the view that, the plaintiffs may hit a snag because the EC appears to have acted within the ambit of the law as it clearly spelled out the criteria for the candidates.

The Cold War required a military build up, on threat of nuclear war which was still believed to be winnable, and was punctuated with full fledged wars / military actions such as the Korean War and Vietnam War.

To say the least, the Council sees the latest action by the Delta Forces as the highest act of contempt on our judiciary and a serious threat to our democracy, which must be nipped in the bud before they turn into a monster of unexploded political ordinances ready to explode on our faces in a few years to come if we fail to deal with it collectively as a nation.

The previous government has resorted an act that has been determined by the Security Council as a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression (Article 39 of the UN Charter) and the Security Council decides to take actions — but the new government has changed its behaviour and therefore, the Security Council may remove the actions (such as bans or...).

As I type the Twitter and Facebook pages of those MPs who supported military action are continuing to fill up with grotesque images, vile abuse and threats of deselection.

At the war's end, following the October Revolution, American authorities saw the threat of Communist revolution in the actions of organized labor, including such disparate cases as the Seattle General Strike and the Boston Police Strike and then in the bombing campaign directed by anarchist groups at political and business leaders.

Threat to elections is defined as any activity, event or actions that are intended to have adverse effect on election staff, facilities or equipment as opposed to security risk, defined as those events or circumstances which exist in the operational environment but are not purposely directed towards election interests.

Its mission in Afghanistan is coming to a close just as Russia's actions in Ukraine have created a new, more familiar threat to European security.

A human rights advocacy group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Sunday described as unjustified the threat of legal action against it by a former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi.

News of the belated state action in Petersburgh comes as the Cuomo administration moves to contain political fallout from the slow official reaction to the potential health threat from pollution of water in Hoosick Falls with a chemical called PFOA, which is used in manufacturing non-stick materials and has been linked to kidney and testicular cancer and thyroid problems.

Putting it another way, does the strike threat (and the reluctance to confirm whether any strike action would fall over the August bank holiday weekend) perhaps part of a sophisticated strategy show that they are a force to be reckoned with as the Sword of Damocles starts to hover over the public sector?

However, its action and handling of its informants is a threat to its operations» success as the signal shows that many are likely to think twice in engaging the military should they stumble on intelligence that is capable of winning our wars for us.

Ms Rice's offer yesterday is widely being seen as an attempt to win around Russia and China, who are opposed to taking strong action against Iran and have rejected any attempts to pass a UN security resolution saying Tehran is a threat to international peace.

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the release of the final Ocean Action Plan, the first - ever comprehensive 10 - year blueprint to guide the protection and conservation of New York's ocean resources from environmental threats such as ocean acidification due to climate change.

Mr Paterson failed to take the threat of climate change seriously and will be remembered as the man who failed to take action to protect Britain against it.

Containment, backed by credible military threat and, as necessary, limited military action, sadly remains the best option in Syria for the time being.

There were various attempts to change these rules, but with the help of Alex Carlile, I was able only with the threat of legal action to say that the inquiry should begin as prescribed in the rules.

TUC head Brendan Barber has called for «co-ordinated strike action», the BBC walkout threatens to disrupt coverage of the Tory conference, the Police Superintendents Association has warned that the cuts will trigger «widespread disorder» and the defence select committee has attacked the strategic review as «money - driven, not threat - driven».

The move is a boost for the Prime Minister, as large numbers of Labour MPs - including senior frontbenchers - are now free to vote against their leader without the threat of disciplinary action.