Sentences with phrase «than a threat»

It also tests whether the stigma of receiving an F, rather than the threat of vouchers, is what motivates schools to improve.

In practical situations, an injunction might amount to little more than a threat of higher - than - normal monetary sanctions delivered at substantially higher - than - normal speed.

Some dog owners have complained for years about rabies vaccinations, saying the vaccine itself scares them more than the threat of rabies.

It is an uber - issue for which we have no precedent other than the threat of a global nuclear exchange during the height of the cold war — not a particularly comforting comparison.

We both realized we needed to go, but closure to this conversation was more important than the threat of being locked in the building.

Use your intuition and an honest assessment of the sensations in your back muscles to gauge when a stronger stretch would feel more like a relief than a threat to them.

Of course, there are better reasons than the threat of litigation to maintain a mentally healthy workplace.

Better to be kept in line by teachings than threats of violence, prison, terrorism, death.

But the opportunities are more significant than the threats.

What's more frightening [than the threat of a government shutdown] is the pending debt ceiling negotiations.

Any wall failure or introduction of water into a wall with this insulation becomes a greater concern than the threat of mold.

Few things are more real than the threat of rising interest rates.

One tension in managing change across a classroom or an entire district is making the unknown an opportunity rather than a threat.

I'm not aware of anything other than threats and never heard of any company being sued, let alone winning or losing.

These conditions make competition more of a relief than a threat.

None of these is designed to be anything more than a threat.

For Zamano, smartphones represent more opportunity than threat:

In common with other risk assessment analyses, it is difficult to obtain reliable data for these probabilities but we can make assumptions — for example, that the direct threat from the bodyguards is substantially lower than the threat from assailants.

The idea of having a meaningful and desirable relationship with God with go a lot farther than threats of hell.

In your opinion, could reputational risk prove more effective than the threat of legal sanctions at persuading companies to fully disclose their tax affairs?

In a speech last night, Mr Clarke said the Government was in danger of equipping the nation to «fight the last war» and the Cold War rather than the threats facing it in the 21st century.

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Clearly, the bankers advising the Fed understand the bull case for bitcoin, though they argue that it is still too small a phenomenon to pose any sort of risk to the U.S. economy, calling it «more a curiosity than a threat.»

More importantly, a sales slide in 2016 would indicate a decline in consumer confidence or a plateau in demand more so than a threat to carmakers, who will be focused on profits.

It seems nothing puts Stetson - hatted ranchers — real McCoys or not — more at unease than threats to their property rights.

This problem was always deeper than the threat of terrorism — and our waging an interminable «war on terror» is no answer to it.

Promises are closer to the heart of God's reality than threats.

The Jets» rushers also include Bill Mathis, who retired briefly before coming back more as a talisman than a threat, and young, 6» 4», 240 - pound Lee White, nicely healed from knee surgery and plowing just as nicely up the middle.

I don't think AA would get much more than the $ 1.9 / 2 years the Wings are offering from an arbitrator, but the threat of it carries more weight than the threat of going to the KHL and definitely would have changed the nature of negotiations from the outset.

An experienced PL striker is important as a cover to the main striker, a reliable guy to look to when the main striker has injury, fatigue, or when we need a more balanced team play than threat upfront.

They're probably more concerned about losing the support of their patron than the threat itself, as they are sheltered under the umbrella of the above States.

What could be better for the GOP than a threat to national security?

Many people see heat as more of an annoyance than a threat, but climate change, extreme heat and human health are entwined.

may be more powerful than the threat, «Hey, if you cut school, you're going to get a low grade!»

Setting up a dealership network may prove to be the bigger hurdle for GAC than the threat of tariffs — 2019 isn't far away, and launching an all - new brand in the U.S. is something that Fiat and Alfa Romeo had trouble with not too long ago, even with effective control of Chrysler.

I believe the action of ordering the Tennessee Highway Patrol to drag protesters off Legislative Plaza is a bigger threat to the citizens of Tennessee than any threat posed by the protesters.

There was a groundswell of support, and let me tell you, there is nothing more galvanizing to librarians and dedicated teachers than the threat of censorship.

This simply is not being enforced at all and in my opinion presents more danger to the future of Bali tourism than the threat of terrorism ever will.

It does make me wonder how Team Skull, since they were more entertaining than a threat (even to the games» NPCs!)

Consider it less a promise than a threat.

Whiteread said she was more concerned about children getting yelled at by their parents than the threat to her work, although she stressed they were not for climbing on.

I reckon it would be much more than the threat England faced, and probably much more than the Second World War.