A
threat means something that could cause harm or danger to a person or thing.
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Design defects, marketing defects, improper warnings and manufacturing defects can
pose threats of injury to innocent consumers.
It also suggests ways to defend Australian agriculture in the face of
threats from invasive species and plant and animal diseases.
The screws or add - ons have to be quickly taken care of yet not so exceptionally basic that your child can open them as well
as threat of injury.
It's a fundamental concept that continues to come
under threat in the contemporary world of population density, helicopter parenting and social sensibilities regarding risk and responsibility.
It's easy to dismiss these as a fleeting tourist would, but there had already been serious security
threats in the past.
The product is sleek, silent and effective in dealing
with threats from hackers, viruses, and identity theft attacks.
While not the
biggest threat posed by rising global temperatures, the future of hockey itself is at stake.
But the real
threat on the battlefield is the enemy officers.
Our defenders and goalkeeper didn't have any
real threats as well.
While these are all great ways to celebrate the holiday, they each pose potential
threats for your furry friend.
They will kick them off the team, fire them from a job, and make death
threats against teenage girls who stand up for their rights.
Due to the much
greater threat from natural cooling the higher we can lift the global temperature at that tipping point the better.
The board and club hierarchy had also received
death threats about the situation.
Most of the breeds being rounded up and banned are
not threats as whole.
IT departments can reduce
security threats by locking down computers on the network so that they do not have the permission to actually install anything.
But firms are
facing threats in other forms, both internal and external.
As a general matter, more economically advanced countries can deal with
new threats more effectively than developing countries can.
Unfortunately, they provided limited information and
made threats under arbitrary deadlines which were not reasonable under the circumstances.
Develop and implement preparedness and response plans for
health threats such as heat waves, severe weather events, and infectious diseases.
Whether he ever lives up to his potential or not, he's a
major threat on the perimeter to blow past everyone on every play.
As a defender to add into the
attacking threat when you can score more than 6 goals in a season.
Luckily, our body is designed to produce antioxidants to prevent
such threats from causing significant damage to our cells.
Educators and education policy leaders are weighing many options when it comes to improving school safety in an age of mass school shootings and
other threats of violence.
The early results have been mixed but show real promise — and without the same kind of
existential threats posed by enhancing embryos.
However, the global production of wheat is under
constant threat from devastating fungal diseases.
Many dogs are attracted to the smell of chocolate, making it a
significant threat for massive ingestion.
Heart disease has always existed, but it only kicked off to global health
threat levels in the early 20th century.
When you become a monthly donor, your ongoing support will protect endangered rivers, wildlife, and the communities from the
growing threats against them.
In particular,
cyber threats pose a potentially systemic risk to financial stability through the disruption or corruption of critical payment, clearing and settlement systems and related data.
The column will highlight the human impacts of environmental
threats like climate change and ocean pollution.
Fire can be one of the greatest
threats when using old wiring which will not only threaten occupants but the fabric and contents of the building as well.
He may then
use threats in an attempt to be in control.
Yet so much of what goes into good driving and good car design revolves around avoiding the
imminent threats facing those in moving vehicles.
But shortages of fresh water are arguably the greater near - term
environmental threat in many corners of the globe.
-- an early attempt to examine why humans have a hard time with
looming threats like global warming.
Those are forms of intent and
direct threats with no intellectual backing or motivation.
I suggest that cats that are not in serious
immediate threat from this problem only receive antibiotics when other remedies and diet changes are not enough to keep them under control.
The new law changes criminal statute to ensure suspects convicted of making
bomb threats against a community center can, at minimum, face a sentence of up to a year in jail.
A world in which every cat — regardless of whether it lives with people or not — is safe to live its life
without threat from humans.
The monsters are not always the
only threat here; sometimes the environment itself is a danger to your hunter.