Sentences with phrase «engaged over the threat»

The public may or may not become engaged over the threat to polar bears, they will surely be aroused to action if they realize the consequences of a warmer world — and that they have been sold out for a few pennies.

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the Holocaust, fascism, the horrors of World War II, the rapidly rising threat of international communism, and the danger of the bomb, American and British cultural leaders were engaged in intense debates over the future of Western civilization.

Senior government sources played down the significance of his departure, claiming his position had been under threat over his recent habit of engaging in vehement Twitter spats.

Perhaps the greatest threat of all that loomed over each and every one of them, though, was the psychological aspect to the activities they would be engaging in over the course of several years.

While the political fight over the now - vivid environmental threat attending offshore oil drilling plays out, it remains clear that the country's lawmakers are not remotely engaged in the multi-pronged energy quest that would be required to move the world toward a non-polluting, yet prosperous future.

I think (and hope) that the worst of the threats etc. are over for climate scientists, and you should not let such threats discourage you from engaging in the very vibrant curiosity - driven research in our field.