The advance of the Indian Army also threatened to cut across the right flank of the Pakistani attack.

If the French should attempt to invade south Germany, an advance by the Germans up the Rhine river would threaten their communications.

For the architects and developers accustomed to controlling what people see, these advances can be threatening.

Moreover, the continuing advance of the German army through Belgium and France threatened to cut off any escape route from the city.

The advance of the Scots threatened to divide the Norwegian forces, so the contingent upon the mound ran to rejoin their comrades on the beach below.

Their advance had threatened to tilt the country into full-scale civil war.

When the Russian advance threatened his rear, Prittwitz suggested a retreat to the west of the Vistula River.

Another technological advance threatens libraries.

The Ottoman Empire's advance northwards in the 16th century threatened rich mining towns in central Slovakia.

The German advance threatened the Champlieu base, which was abandoned, severely disrupting repair and maintenance.