Sentences with phrase «only the threat of»

I am accused of being a heretic, an impostor and a traitor, which leaves me overwhelmed with astonishment and horror...» Luther then described the preaching and Indulgence traffic in Saxony and said it stirred opposition, «malicious talk was much in evidence around their booths», and only the threat of the stake prevented people speaking openly.

Only a threat of sack might make him change but thats not going to happen with our lame board running the show.

Only the threat of a top four for the paymasters gives this team any incentive..

Only the threat of a court martial and the loss of his army pension persuades him to reconsider.

After all, Sony is a business, and thus only the threat of a potentially wasted investment would likely spur them to sever exclusivity ties with Tequila Works.

Assault is similar to battery but requires only a threat of violence, rather than an actual touching of the victim and it becomes aggravated assault if there is a deadly weapon involved or if done with the intent to commit a felony.

It is only the threat of the possibility or even better the likelihood of repercussions that will deter violators from acting.

Not exact matches

Gates dubs Mukherjee a «a quadruple threat,» as he not only takes care of patients, teaches medical students, and conducts research, but also pens Pulitzer Prize - winning science books.

When it comes to fighting anti-Semitism, we must not only consider who is hurt by the hate but who is served — and not be afraid to underscore when rhetoric, vandalism, threats and policies are, in a nutshell, hate sponsors of terrorism.

In Dick's case, Wedbush Securities estimates that the whole hunting segment, not just firearms, make up only 10 % of company sales and that the moves announced by Dick's would have at most a small impact on sales, with the biggest threat coming from a hit to store traffic.

Last June, sales and service agents staged a three - day walkout, signing a deal only under threat of back - to - work legislation.

If you think that is chilling, consider that only 37 percent of boards have a cyber threat response plan in place and 58 percent are not actively preparing for a potential breach.

Technology isn't the only industry that's constantly changing: State securities administrators listed four new types of fraud among their annual list of investor threats.

Unlike enterprises that may have complex and expensive layers of security that protect them from outside infiltration, smaller companies probably use some kind of inexpensive antivirus protection software, not understanding it will only protect them from about 40 percent of threats.

Though tunnel destruction became a central objective of the campaign, the comptroller accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of having kept senior ministers in the dark about the subterranean threat prior to the war and only seriously addressing it in cabinet meetings after the operation began.

The scheme is among the latest hacking threats to capitalize on the rising value of Monero, which was worth only $ 13 a year ago.

From chasing too many opportunities to getting whacked by currency fluctuations, the game of international expansion has many threats that domestic - only businesspeople never see.

Every responsible entrepreneur needs to have a business continuity plan to address not only terrorism but also threats of terrorism.

Queensland police warned that the Logan River, which runs through Beenleigh south of Brisbane, would only hit peak flood levels during the afternoon while further north the city of Rockhampton was also facing a serious threat.

BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union's executive has warned the United States that the bloc will not negotiate trade concessions under threat, a day after President Donald Trump granted the EU only a one - month extension on steel and aluminum tariffs.

Not only will the state enforce payment with the threat of jail time, but the money is funneled through the state agency from the perpetrator to the victim so that there is no direct contract between the two, and all at little or no expense to the small business owner.

There are climate - change deniers, and there climate change debaters, but there is really only one CEO who has made doing something decisive about what many scientist argue is an existential threat the collective mission of his companies.

Only in Asia did the CEOs cite economic factors — the skills shortage and the rapid pace of technological change — as the top threats facing their business.

Only this January, following the threat from the opposition parties to form a coalition and wrest control of Parliament from the Conservatives, did the government unveil a $ 35 - billion stimulus package including $ 18 billion in infrastructure spending.

(Too many small business owners actually downplay that threat: Only 2 percent of the small - business owners surveyed in the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they face.)

Many people will operate their home computers with weak or even no passwords and with their only protection from Internet threats being the rudimentary security capabilities of their DSL router or cable modem, which they will gladly disable to make it easier for their Xbox, PlayStation or Wii game console to connect with strangers from all over the world.

Gawker is the only one among a new generation of media companies that appears ready to stand its ground in the face of legal threats; if it loses, there may soon be no one else who is willing to do so.

As a rule, the software masks identifying information, Polak says: «Only when something is deemed to be a threat do you get approval from the chief privacy officer or part of the legal team to be able to break the glass» — decrypting more granular personal data — «and see who the individual is,» he adds.

More alarmingly, it has been lobbying against traditional theater - only cinematic runs for new movie releases — leading John Fithian, CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners trade organization, to call out Netflix at a recent conference as a «grave threat to the movie business.»

While Netflix is currently only using Spinnaker with its cloud provider of choice, Amazon, Wired reports, the threat is not subtle.

The only real threat to my productivity is the steady stream of colleagues dropping by to talk about the treadmill.

Because of the uncertainties in the marketplace — and the very real threats to many companies» survival — many, many leaders see the concept of «culture» and the tasks of defining and managing it as luxuries that only get attention once more concrete and easier - to - measure objectives are handled.

Cyber attacks not only compromise the personal information and sensitive data of consumers, but pose tremendous threats to businesses, governments and militaries.

The only category that properly indicates an immediate threat of eviction is rent in arrears.

Sadly, however, it's not anything to laugh at — not only has the controversy reconfirmed the Internet's proclivity to breed hate and misogyny, but the Gamergate controversy sparked a series of online and offline threats, directed at members on both «sides» of the issue.

«The threat of walking away is only as good as the other side's belief that you will do it,» says Alison Fragale, a negotiation professor at the University of North Carolina.

According to Reuters, Korean Air stated that its cabin crew were hesitant to deploy its tasers because the equipment is only allowed to be used in situation where the lives of the passengers and crew are in danger or if the safety of the flight is under threat.

This significant rise in precarious employment is a serious threat — not only to the collective prosperity of the region, but also to the social fabric of communities.

«The only threat to that comes from the refusal of the No campaign and the UK Government to get involved in sensible discussions,» Yes Scotland said in a statement.

Fourth, in trashing the Iran deal and threatening to unravel it, not only is Trump courting a second major nonproliferation crisis but he is putting a negotiated solution to reduce the North Korean threat even further out of reach.

(Sen Durbin) Only when a political party or class sees the dominance of the 1 % as a threat to their election or incumbency, will the Phillips Curve and NAIRU be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Iron Dome commanders fire only when radar systems and computer projections of rocket trajectories show threats to populated areas.

Only one financial product can truly address the threat of outliving your money: an annuity.

The June Financial System Review (FSR) says there is only a moderate threat of a financial crisis occurring, the same as its previous report.

The head of the European Union's executive has warned the United States that the bloc will not negotiate trade concessions under threat, a day after President Donald Trump granted the EU only a one - month extension on steel and aluminum tariffs.

As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), very few (only about 6 %) of the SMB's surveyed see automation technology, including A.I., as a threat to their business today or in the next 5 years.

Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee released a statement saying that he had spoken with President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly and made clear his support for «a comprehensive strategy that not only places an emphasis on deterrence but also empowers our allies and partners in the region, who must do far more to confront this threat.»

Even if Trump's current threats to impose tariffs on $ 150 billion of Chinese imports are fully implemented, that would still only impact less than 7 percent of China's total exports last year, and less than 2 percent of GDP.

Moreover, recent German threats to throw Greece out of the Euro zone only further masks what is increasingly becoming evident: the Euro is a flawed and poorly designed institution that condemns Europe and her citizens to many more years of misery.

Canadian online retail, in short, looks a lot like Canadian retail did 20 years ago: unimpressive, outdated and at threat of being thrashed by American retailers — many of which are already making steady progress in better serving this market.Despite the country's reputation as one of the world's most wired and digitally social people, Canadians only spent $ 18 - billion online in 2010, or 3.4 per cent of total retail sales, according to Boston Consulting Group — well behind other developed countries such as the U.S. at 5 per cent and the United Kingdom at 13.5 per cent.