Common threats create mutual interests, and growing trust develops comrades in more than arms.

But even the ominous threat of sudden violence can't create much tension if the reader doesn't care about the characters.

Ukraine's threat, if acted upon, could create shortages in Europe.

Actually, any threat to an auditor would create enormous mischief.

The threat of war is creating cause congestion for the truly committed.

The threat of terrorism has created a powerful appetite in Washington for sophisticated surveillance systems to identify potential terrorists.

Not only did he score just 63 seconds into the evening, but the threat of his gifts created two early Ranger penalties.

The threat of a pullout creates new fears for traumatised people.

Mr. Hall said the threat of prosecution was creating difficult questions.

I could not resist laughing at the terror that my threat of returning with the presents had created.