Word: threatener
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Nevertheless, the U.S. has probably made the right decision in this situation though partially for the wrong reasons. A good reason for the U.S. to stay out of Peru and Ecuador is that the border conflict does not threaten any civilian populations; only soldiers and tropical organisms currently inhabit the jungle terrain...
...Carl Rowan, the suit contends that during Gibson's 10 years as chairman, he has run up $500,000 worth of charges on his N.A.A.C.P.-paid American Express Card, while receiving at least $300,000 in reimbursements for the same expenses. ``I've known Gibson to call up and threaten to kick people's ass if the American Express bill wasn't paid on time,'' says a former N.A.A.C.P. administrator. ``He traveled first class all the time.'' This alleged high living occurred at a time when the N.A.A.C.P. was running up a $4.5 million deficit, furloughing 90 members...
Some of the alternative political and cultural views produced through these programs threaten Republican hegemony and especially annoy the narrowminded religious right. Streisand identified the Republicans' real reason for targeting these programs for the budget axe--a reactionary desire to return the country to the conservative cultural framework of the 1950s (the era of suburban bliss when minorities and women "knew their places...
While coming to Harvard can be a humblingexperience, it can also threaten the confidenceand self-esteem that students possessed in theirold environment, Rothschild says...
...changes in location and space threaten to hamper the recruitment efforts of Harvard's student groups...