Sentences with phrase «direct threat to life»

For Tucker, the only full - time American correspondent in Zimbabwe, the declaration was a direct threat to his life and his wife's safety, and an ultimatum to their decision to adopt the child who had already become their only daughter.

The signs are harmless, but the pesticides they warn about are a direct threat to life, water and air quality on our planet.

Not exact matches

In addition to that, however, Catholics in the West today must understand that we are very likely heading into a season of persecution ourselves, a season of the cross less dire than that lived by those Christians presently under direct mortal threat, but quite real nevertheless.

«Sadly, the anti-conversion laws in Iran pose a direct threat to those who have converted to Christianity, and we must ensure that a convert's right to life is being upheld by all means,» ADF senior counsel Paul Coleman stated.

Needless to say, ignoring or distorting reality poses a direct threat to the intellectual life.

It is also right to remember that she spent her whole premiership — and indeed much of her life — under direct, personal threat from the IRA.

This makes the anti-vaccination message a direct threat to our very lives.

Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Master and Commander), who also directed Ford to success a year before in the Best Picture - nominated Witness, directs this Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Affliction) adaptation of the Paul Theroux novel, casting Ford as Allie Fox, a disgruntled American inventor who gets so pissed off at the loss of what he believes is a dying America, he decides to pack up his bags and family, taking them to the rain forests of South America to live a life away from civilization, and the threat of nuclear annihilation he believes is imminent.

Such disarming authenticity transcends Gerwig's onscreen roles and real - life relationships (even lunchtime confabs with hometown reporters), not just to her writing and acting, but also now to her directing, officially making her one of the industry's rare triple threats.

Abandonment: «Abandon» means to intentionally deposit, leave, or drop off any live animal without providing for the care of that animal; or in a situation where conditions present an immediate, direct, and serious threat to the life, safety, or health of the animal.

Such deference would have the effect of limiting the rights of persons with disabilities under the ADA who use certain service animals based on where they live rather than on whether the use of a particular animal poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

• More than 75 percent of the earth's people live in coastal areas, bringing to pristine coral reefs such threats as over-fishing, pollution and direct physical damage.

She framed it as a rare chance for people around the world, who often talk of climate change's threat to the Marshall Islands, to actually hear direct voices of people living there.

I think the myths arose because people go to the doctor when they think they might die, and they esteem him in direct relation to the degree of that threat against their life.

«In addition to causing changes in climate, increasing levels of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities have a direct affect on the world's oceans,» the report found, particularly an increase in levels of acidity, which it said are a threat to marine life.

Contact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and urge them to issue strict regulations that will prohibit new anchorage grounds from being sited at locations where they pose a clear and direct threat to the environment, quality of life, and regional economic development goals.

United States Secret Service Technical Security Division (Washington, D.C.) 09/1999 — 06/2008 Physical Security Specialist • Conduct vulnerability and security assessments for the President and Vice President's local, national, and international travel • Oversee assessment of motorcade, airport, and venue safety, vulnerability, and security measures • Serve as Technical Representative to the Protective Detail to provide countermeasures to any significant security threats • Perform vulnerability and security assessments for the White House Complex in service of the President, Vice President, former Presidents, and other persons of interest as directed by the Secret Service • Responsible for alarms and intrusion detection systems, electrical and mechanical access control systems, closed circuit television and perimeter monitoring systems, fire and life safety systems, and structural, electrical and mechanical venue integrity • Address safe perimeter distances for acceptable explosive stand - off, long range sniper attack threats, and technical surveillance and electronic monitoring threats • Certifications for the above proficiencies are available upon request

Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves a person feeling afraid, overwhelmed, helpless, and alone can be traumatic, even if it does not involve direct physical injury.

Acts of family violence not only include assault and physical injury, but also sexual assault, threats (direct and indirect), controlling access to money, damaging property, social isolation, emotional and psychological torment and any behaviour which causes a person to live in fear.