Sentences with phrase «to threaten one's very existence»

This could substantially threaten the very existence and power that banks currently hold.

What once threatened their very existence became a resource for survival.

Together, they must save the world from a global climate catastrophe that threatens the very existence of humanity.

Not satisfied with her maniacal immigration policy, which threatens the very existence of hard fought western cultural norms across Europe, German Chancellor Angela is now complaining about the US not being a viable partner for Germany or Europe.

Two of the world's most vulnerable low - lying island nations, Kiribati and Tuvalu, have said failure at upcoming climate talks in Paris is not an option as rising sea levels threaten their very existence.

It also is the subject of a previously - unreported fraud lawsuit that could eventually threaten its very existence.

Some Americans may find it comforting that Islamic fundamentalists believe that our nation's great power threatens their very existence.

Even if one believes that same - sex marriage or relationships are a sin, their existence doesn't threaten the very existence and sanctity of your own marriage.

«Something's not right when Governor Cuomo and lawmakers can give a politically motivated tax rebate to people earning up to $ 300,000, but still threaten the very existence of essential services that people with developmental disabilities need and hit the lowest paid workers delivering those services with the brunt of the impact,» Donohue said.

Micronesia's argument was that emissions from Prunerov are threatening its very existence by contributing to global warming and, ultimately, raising sea levels.

As global temperatures continue to increase, the hastening rise of those seas as glaciers and ice sheets melt threatens the very existence of the small island nation, Kiribati, whose corals offered up these vital clues from the warming past — and of an even hotter future, shortly after the next change in the winds.

Natalie Portman carries the film with a cerebral steeliness as Lena, a biologist and former soldier who joins a covert government mission to explore The Shimmer, a mysterious phenomenon whose expansion threatens our very existence.

16 years later he begins an online romance with a girl living in Colorado (Robertson), so he decides to travel across the universe, even with Earth's gravity threatening his very existence, to find her.

The State Board of Education is proposing some controversial new rules, which some private school advocates say threaten the very existence of some of these schools.

Delay in training can result in serious performance issues and may even threaten the very existence of an organization.

With the help of his friends, and a magic sword of course, Dick will take up the fight against the evil political mastermind who threatens the very existence of the status quo.

Malthael, the Angel of Death, has descended upon Sanctuary and now threatens the very existence of humanity.

As the balance of magic comes undone, lead your allies in the hunt for the arrogant god Balthazar, whose scorched earth campaign against the Elder Dragons threatens the very existence of Tyria

Small islands, for example, are a paltry source of carbon emissions and yet are disproportionately affected by the consequences of global carbon overload as accelerated sea level rise threatens the very existence of low - lying islands.

But the very industry that brings visitors up close to the reefs is also threatening their very existence — every year, some are destroyed by wreckless tourism.

And client portals certainly aren't going to save humanity from a future where hostile cyborg - enabled machines threaten our very existence.

Since then, NLADA has played an integral role in protecting the LSC budget: for example, we were central to the coalition that preserved LSC when the Reagan Administration threatened its very existence.

In both statements, Claasen argued that, due to similarities shared with the New York BitLicense regulation, the act will «threaten the very existence of small fintech businesses nationwide.»

This strategy differs from a crisis - management strategy, which focuses on significant and often unforeseen problems that may threaten the very existence of the company.

In 1950, United Fruit (nowadays Chiquita) hired Robert H. Stover to devise management strategies for Fusarium wilt, which by then was threatening the very existence of the export trade based on Gros Michel.

All was smooth, until one event in 2016 threatened the very existence and future of the Ethereum project — The DAO Attack.

Greece is threatening the very existence of the EURO.

The nomadic Tagaeri - Taromenane are now virtually surrounded with active or planned oil drilling on all sides of their traditional territory, threatening their very existence.

The evil they accomplished soon became so great, it threatened the very existence of God's good creation.

While the blows being dealt by the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and related movements were threatening the very existence of Christianity, here and there less spectacular developments were indications of a fresh tide of life which was to make that religion more potent in mankind as a whole than ever before.

For instance, Germany feared that a disorderly bankruptcy of Greece could threaten the very existence of the Euro and, hence, damage the German economy.

While the governor has said Democratic unity is essential to passing a slate of progressive goals, like the Dream Act and campaign finance reform, groups at the forefront of advocacy on those issues are abandoning him, and he is threatening their very existence.

The Labour party was originally a party of the trade unions, founded when many working men, and all women, had no vote and when trade unions faced fierce legal challenges that threatened their very existence.

In a monotone that seemed to have trouble keeping up with the pace of his thoughts, Joy laid out a cautionary tale of futuristic technologies emerging at the interface of genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics that threaten our very existence.

It has also created great perils, threatening the very existence of the human species.

Worried that water shortages could threaten the very existence of the jeans industry, Levi Strauss developed a nonprofit to teach farmers how to harvest rainwater for irrigation, introduced a brand that uses zero water during the stone - washing process, and is urging people to wash their jeans less.

The fund wrestles with a precarious economic landscape that threatens the very existence of Axe Cap.

The new home planet might seem similar to Earth but it has a few major differences that could threaten the very existence of mankind.

Directed by Jon M. Chu (STEP UP 3D), the sequel finds the G.I. Joes not only facing their mortal enemy Cobra, but also the government, which is threatening their very existence.

Official Synopsis: An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Godzilla stars Aaron Taylor - Johnson, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen, and the film «pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's arrogance, threaten our very existence.»