Word: threatening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years, pro-life forces have charged that abortions threaten serious health consequences for women. First of all, they argued, abortion is a dangerous surgical procedure that can lead to subsequent miscarriages, infertility or even death. More recently, they claimed to have discovered a form of delayed stress, similar to that experienced by some Viet Nam vets, that can result in severe depression years after an abortion. Last week both claims were undercut by the release of a report on the effects of abortion by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and by the conclusions of a panel of the American Psychological...
Another common problem can develop when passengers lock themselves in the restroom and refuse to come out. When this happens, the passenger is usually a small child who wants attention. You should cajole the child out by offering him candy or a trip to the cockpit. If this fails, threaten to force-feed him six bags of complimentary peanuts...
...Nikandrov said internal resistance to change remains formidable. Black marketeers and corrupt officials in particular threaten reform because they have no stake in an altered system, he added...
Still, the Communists are not about to yield their pre-eminent place. The most likely candidate for the post of President is General Wojciech Jaruzelski, First Secretary of the Communist party. Said government negotiator Janusz Reykowski: "Nowhere do elections contest that system. That would threaten the stability of the state...
...officials are lending quiet encouragement to peacemaking efforts, but deep political divisions and intransigence in El Salvador threaten to stop the latest push. The right-wing ARENA party rejected any delay in the election. And the rebels have hinted that if no talks are held soon, they will resume the war with greater intensity...