The phrase
"imminent threat" means that something dangerous or harmful is very likely to happen very soon.
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On the contrary, there is a much more
imminent threat of human self - destruction through nuclear war.
The court ruled that not only was this case devoid of any attempt to enforce these laws, it did not present reasonable or
imminent threat of enforcement.
Person A reasonably believed that the use of a taser on a particular individual B
posed imminent threat of death or great bodily harm, and
The only link between our world and the giants» is a massive beanstalk grown from mystical beans... but it was long ago cut down, ridding the earth of
imminent threat from the marauding giants.
In the last six months of 2015, two key education factions pulled back their advocacy efforts
as imminent threats to unions subsided and charter groups dialed back their lobbying efforts in accordance with Cuomo's shifting priorities.
Chiasmocleis quilombola occupy coastal areas north of Espírito Santo State, a region that is under strong human pressure, therefore the species may
face imminent threat of habitat loss.
The art design — on the other hand — is superb; every sprite is beautifully and effectively animated, which helps to identify
imminent threats in attack sequences, particularly when things get hectic.
By refusing to bolster the beleaguered squad even when faced
with imminent threat of relegation, Lerner has pretty much nailed his colours to the mast.
Whether or not you are a fighter, you never want to have a point of WEAKness, especially with all the
other imminent threats out there — zombie apocalypse, alien invasion, and Solange Knowles.
Later, when it's revealed that the Tripods have been laying dormant beneath our feet all along (a plot point alluded to by the spoilerific tagline: «They're already here»), the subtle implication is that the
most imminent threat to western civilisation is often a lot closer to home than we're willing to accept.
A little something for those who find the escalating financial crisis overshadowing the somewhat
less imminent threat of climate change.
Travel warnings from the Canadian embassy, the US and the UK,
indicating imminent threats of terrorist attacks in the country has moved minority members in parliament to demand immediate action from government to assure the safety of the public.
According to the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Mansour «posed a
continuing imminent threat to US personnel in Afghanistan, Afghan civilians, Afghan security forces, and members of the US and the NATO coalition.»
Filled with problem solving, life lessons, and golden messages, Sam Iver:
Imminent Threat follows a talented young gamer who employs all of his gaming skills in an attempt to save the life of a fellow player.
Emerging Issues / Urgent Response Grants To meet the challenges of newly emerging feline diseases, epidemics, and other
possible imminent threats to the health of cats, the Cornell Feline Health Center supports research on emerging issues that can't wait for the regular grant cycle.
There's plenty of item - hunting and puzzle solving in Conarium, but once you realize there's very
little imminent threat, the horror falls flat.
On Saturday, November 21, Brussels, Belgium, issued a high terror alert due to an «
$ imminent threat» $ of terrorism.
Some policies will not
cover imminent threats unless the US Department of State issues a Travel Warning regarding that threat.
Only three types of alerts are allowed: alerts issued by the President, alerts
involving imminent threats to safety or life, and amber alerts.
While the industry was busy watching for the lion (read technology companies) to charge over the hill and render brokers as obsolete as rotary phones, a more
imminent threat emerged, unnoticed: the institutionalization of business and growth of discounted commissions.
However, I suspect the purchase has a lot more to do with diversifying Egypt's fleet, than with helping them deal
with imminent threats.
The Kenyan government argues that the Dadaab camp is an «unbearable and the
most imminent threat to national security».
A draft of the new ordinance defines a dangerous dog as one that a reasonable person believes poses a «serious and
unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death to a person or a companion animal,» or a dog that bites without provocation.
Under SARA, the Minister must make a recommendation to Cabinet that an emergency order is required for the protection of a listed wildlife species «if he or she is of the opinion that the species
faces imminent threats to its survival or recovery.»
The Democrat said that sheriff's deputies, police or others in law enforcement don't have to unduly detain or hand over immigrants unless there is a court order to do so, or unless they believe the people in question may be terrorists or pose some
other imminent threat.
The declining interest in global warming and other environmental issues might be unsurprising at a time when Americans face far
more imminent threats to their jobs and homes.
A dog is considered dangerous if it attacks and injures a person, pet or farm animal without justification, or if it «behaves in a manner which a reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified
imminent threat of serious physical injury or death» to a person, pet or farm animal.
Yellen said at a press conference that she harbours no concern that inflation is
an imminent threat.
«For that reason, We do not believe our vendors selling products directly on Amazon is
an imminent threat,» Johnson said.
These imminent threats made me realize then that Earth's ecological outlook was so severe that humanity's very survival was at stake.
However, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said shortly after that he doesn't believe there is «
any imminent threat» from North Korea, including on Guam.
Caplan said the only way Jackson could legally and ethically release information about Trump's mental state without the president's consent is if he determined Trump posed a direct,
imminent threat to another person, but that is an extremely difficult standard to meet.
Those who live in the north (like everyone's favourite black sheep Jon Snow) know that white walkers are
an imminent threat.
For that reason, we do not believe our vendors selling product directly on Amazon is
an imminent threat.
Added Alter: «Happiness sends a signal that everything is fine, the environment doesn't pose
an imminent threat, and there's no need to think deeply and carefully.»
Unresolved, these problems will have clear implications for the Canadian economy, a fact Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged when he described the European debt crisis as «the most immediate and
imminent threat to the global recovery.»
The C.I.A. worried that Mr. Mehsud, whose group then mainly targeted the Pakistan government, did not meet the Obama administration's criteria for targeted killing: he was not
an imminent threat to the United States.
If people around an individual provide specific information showing that the person poses a risk, and two police officers agree that there is probable cause to believe that the person is
an imminent threat, they submit a short affidavit of the proof to a judge.