Sentences with phrase «mere threat»

In addition, by filing early, the plaintiffs» lawyers may have lost the leverage that can come from mere threat of suit.

«Let me tell you that our people are still living in fear and under siege; living in fear because of the series of threat by Kautal Hore which started the threat since seven months ago, they are not mere threat.

Just the mere threat of tariffs has shaken solar developers in recent months, with some hoarding panels and others stalling projects in anticipation of higher costs.

It's not even a good one to see to fruition, but the mere threat might reduce the burden on Congress to push through more stimulus or a state bailout.

The mere threat of the fiscal cliff has already worsened business conditions in the U.S., according to a July survey by Morgan Stanley.

For another, the mere threat of activists seems to be enough to win the banks (also presumably paid) anti-activist assignments.

This is the kind of escalation that would, if it became policy rather than mere threat, be quite ominous for financial markets.

The mere threat of the repeal has garnered a fair amount of attention.

And she won't like his response when it turns out that he isn't keen to crater, particularly when blasted with a mere threat, or a vapourous cloud thereof.

As Mr. Henry's comments show, the mere threat of it is likely to cause at least a temporary freeze in new investment in some places.

We cite a number of these incidents in our book, Why We Whisper, but we want to stress that it is not necessary to sue in today's media - rich environment; the mere threat of a lawsuit is sufficient.

It requires considerable time, money and expertise, but a station takes nothing more seriously than a carefully crafted petition to the FCC, and sometimes the mere threat by those in positions of moral authority are sufficient to get stations to meet their public service obligation more effectively.

Antiquities of questionable provenance held by many museums are being «repatriated» to their source nations, sometimes as the result of a mere threat.

The missionaries» local influence and the mere threat of intervention were sufficient to create «fear» among the landlords.

The mere threat is cowardly, imo.

Many of the game's best attacking players are very fast, but even if a player has poor technique, vision, and composure, the mere threat of running in behind can be enough to worry the opposition.

Still, the mere threat of the extender process has been potent: Cuomo is yet to preside over a budget approved past April 1.

That community has no need for lawers... just the mere threat of anti-semitism and everyone runs for the hills.

It is not just a mere threat; it is not just a mere ultimatum.

Fear of predation involves a response to predation risk, whereby prey react to predator presence — or even to the mere threat of it.

During these initial stages, punishment costs are high, but once the cheaters learn to cooperate, the mere threat of punishment is apparently enough to keep them in line.

«The upshot is that punishment is beneficial if it works as a mere threat that has not to be used very often,» says Gächter.

The mere threat of new competition lit a fire under the district's previously unresponsive Internet providers, the superintendent maintained.

Supporters of education litigation contend that the courts are essential to secure student (and civil) rights, while critics insist that the courts distort policy and that the mere threat of litigation undermines the authority of teachers and administrators.

In the case of North Carolina, for example, the mere threat of No Child's sanctions alone led to many schools that were identified as failing for the first time to take on the kind of reforms needed to improve student achievement.

To the parents in the union, the mere threat of California's so - called «parent trigger» law forced administrators to pay attention to their concerns about insufficient safety and discipline plans, and years of low academic achievement.

He noted that unlike most modern blockbusters, which emphasize heavy gunplay and violence, SpyParty instead emphasizes a human - to - human relationship that hinges on the mere threat of violence.

Others expressed concern that the mere threat of a U.S. withdrawal has started to unravel some of the agreement's delicate threads.

[W] e believe that the central premise of Argersinger — that actual imprisonment is a penalty different in kind from fines or the mere threat of imprisonment — is eminently sound, and warrants adoption of actual imprisonment as the line defining the constitutional right to appointment of counsel.

Gone are the days when the mere threat of a lawsuit from a big company, frivolous or not, can force an individual or small company off of the playing field.

Very often, the mere threat by the customer of invoking the benchmarking clause can result in pricing concession or discount from the service provider in return for customers waiving the right to perform benchmarking for a certain period of time.

The mere threat of terrorist attacks and the potential undermining of our national security will always evoke a strong political and societal response.

The mere threat of infringement proceedings is capable of causing significant commercial damage to a business by driving customers away.»

Google and its allies initially argued that this wasn't the case, but the mere threat of lawsuits from patent holders slowed down acceptance and deployment of the codec.

«It's not a mere threat but a reality that I have a nuclear button on the desk in my office,» he said.

But it's the mere threat of action, supporters argue, was enough.

But on the other hand, the mere threat of SEC action is spooking investors.