Sentences with phrase «greater threat»

While the majority of plantations in West Africa are still in the early stages of development, several studies have suggested development on the scale seen in Asia would wipe out forests that are home to primates, posing a greater threat than mining or logging, which are more narrowly destructive.

Although colony collapse does not affect bumblebees, they are under much greater threat of extinction than honeybees.

«Experts we surveyed found that entanglement in plastic and other pollution could pose a long term impact on the survival of some turtle populations and is a greater threat to them than oil spills.

Skov adds: «I fear that if we don't get antibiotic use in livestock under control, then new, more virulent strains of livestock - associated MRSA will emerge that pose a much greater threat to human health than what we are currently facing.»

Mercury tends to concentrate in species at the top of the food chain; the larger the species, the greater the threat.

That's the stark message from the first global survey of amphibians, which has found they are under far greater threat of extinction than birds or mammals.

«Natural infectious disease is a far greater threat than bioterror,» says Steve Block of Stanford.

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters)- Idaho is planning to kill thousands of ravens to protect another bird whose eggs and chicks are among its prey, despite criticism that human development is a greater threat to the imperiled sage - grouse than the black - winged bird.

This view of the protein makes both biological and evolutionary sense, Campfield says, because starvation is a greater threat to most organisms than are the long - term health effects of obesity.

Guodong explains that the construction impact posed a greater threat to the plateau permafrost than global warming.

And the population living on the volcano may be under even greater threat: Not only could an errant eruption do them in, but because they are specialized to only one type of plant, if that plant dies out, the bees would be left with nothing.

The U.S. Supreme Court confronted the hard - edged politics of electoral redistricting, with justices divided over whether judicial intervention or allowing legislative majorities to manipulate maps posed a greater threat to democracy.

More recently, Fallon may have chucked his dead mog in the direction of Jeremy Corbyn when he argued that the Labour leader presented a greater threat to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands than Argentina.

But plans to remove Brown from the Treasury and put him in the Foreign Office were twice considered and rejected by Blair because he feared Brown would resign and become an even greater threat.

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At least one Shin Bet boss believes the rabbis to be a greater threat than the Palestinians.

UKIP could become a greater threat in northern Labour seats under a new leader.

But Cuomo faces a greater threat from a challenge to his chosen running mate in the race, Kathy Hochul.

However, the results in Heywood and Middleton where Ukip lost by just 617 votes was potentially a bigger shock to Labour, as the party has always argued Ukip is a greater threat to the Tories.

Initially, Ukip was a far greater threat to the Tories, for it took nine votes from the Conservatives for every vote it took from Labour.

While support from Labour means the reforms will pass the Commons easily, the Lords may pose a greater threat.

The greater threat is that if the UK did act, it would harm its ability to argue that its own couriers should enjoy inviolability

No major party candidate in recent memory has represented a greater threat to New York's longstanding commitment to tolerance and equality than Mr. Paladino.

In an independent report published today, the NLGN derided the government for focusing exclusively on Islamic extremism, when far - right violence is an equal or greater threat.

So I can describe Russia as a «crypto - fascist» state (which it is) or declare that climate change is indeed a greater threat to the future of humanity than international terrorism (which it is) without getting my broadcasting head chopped off.

Yet if the young are demonised in rural England, as Butterworth's play suggests, they are under even greater threat of containment or dispersal in the modern city, where the presence of young people in groups is today perceived to be a social problem.

Jeremy Corbyn presents a greater threat to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands than Argentina, the defence secretary Michael Fallon has said.

Alfred Sacchetti, an emergency room doctor in Camden, New Jersey, and spokesman for the American College of Emergency Physicians, says it's common for parents to worry more about their child being abducted by a stranger than about his riding in a car without a seat belt or playing near an ungated swimming pool — even though car - and water - related accidents pose a far greater threat to kids than abduction.

Maybe he was playing to instructions but he could have been a greater threat to Bournemouth.

Forest introduced the pace of Paul Anderson and Nathan Tyson in an attempt to freshen their approach and provide a greater threat on the counter attack, Tyson shooting wide at the near post from a narrow angle after latching onto a through ball with two minutes left.

Edwards had made tactical adjustments at the break, reverting to three central defenders and wing - backs in an effort to shore up proceedings and introduce a greater threat for his side.

Ireland's inaccuracy with ball in hand was hurting them with a number of dropped balls, and England carried the greater threat out wide.

Lacazette hit the ground running at the Emirates but he is already broadening the facets of his game, making him a far greater threat to Premier League defences.

His movement in the box is top class and he isn't afraid to have a shot at goal from distance, which makes him an even greater threat.

The Greek side — 10 points clear at the top of the Super League — carried a far greater threat.

Having won six and drawn one of their opening seven league games, United were the form side ahead of kick - off but it was Liverpool who posed the greater threat throughout.

A slick passing move required Stephens and Ward - Prowse to converge on Sead Kolasnic to prevent the Bosnian from picking out Lacazette in the middle immediately after the interval but again it was Saints who continued to pose the greater threat on the break.

Since Sterling was pushed up front for the first time in Liverpool's defeat by Manchester United last weekend, they have looked a far greater threat and much more like the team they were last season.

Another reliable source of goals from out wide so we offer a greater threat — much more difficult to shut out 3 goalscorers than just one or two.

Our world has perhaps faced no greater threat than it does today.

In this matter, «depriving individuals of the right to choose for themselves... poses a far greater threat to the values most deeply rooted in our nation's history than tolerance of nonconformity could ever do.»

At the moment, however, it seems to me that between the Scylla of atheism and the Charybdis of theocracy, we are steering too close to the whirlpool of atheism and nihilism; that is now the greater threat to Jewish values and life in America.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said Russia was becoming an «ever - greater threat», while a senior general warned the state was «capable of anything».

To allow government the authority to decide what adults may see and hear represents a greater threat to the welfare of the society than to allow expressions which may be objectionable to some.

I personally think bigoted people like yourself are a far greater threat than your perceived social ill.

Actor Denzel Washington recently remarked, «Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship.»

Yet proponents of civil liberties support it, believing the greater threat is limiting a client's right or the religious therapist's ability to administer sound judgment in full integrity as she helps her client achieve his / her goals.

There is no greater threat to that then religion.

Furthermore, I think that most people would agree that with 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce in this country, divorce is a much greater threat to the «sanctity» of marriage than gay marriage.

I'd also point out that there was little threat of terrorism form Islamic extremists before the first Gulf war and therefore continued involvement over there is, I would suggest, conducive to a greater threat from terrorism.