The case threatened to bankrupt the magazine, which turned to its readers for financial support in the form of the Goldenballs Fund.

Over and above the question of whether the state uses gambling to finance education, the case threatens to create other rifts between the two men.

The case had threatened to set off a jurisdictional wrestling match between American and British market regulators.

The case thus threatens to undermine the work of what many consider the most professional, effective human rights organization in the whole region.

At this point, the case threatened to become bogged down in a legal quagmire.

The case threatens to become a dangerous weight for Volkswagen.

The 1982 case had threatened the 300-year-old reputation of Lloyd's.

These cases do threaten to become difficult; the real worries are around some of the earlier cases that have been reported here at Ars.

He added that the case threatened the ring's operations.