Does anyone really believe that in 10 years, when Social Security and Medicare benefits are imminently threatened, Congress will not try to increase revenues to keep the benefits flowing a bit longer?

More than 950 domestic species of plants and animals and more than 560 foreign species, which are protected in trade, are currently listed as endangered or imminently threatened with endangerment.

It enables the groups to respond quickly to properties imminently threatened by development.

She was imminently threatened by something vicious.

U.S. national security is not imminently threatened and we are not the world's policemen.

But Ms. Rivlin struck a more cautious note, saying that while concerns might be appropriate, "To say that liberties are imminently threatened would be alarmist."

"It's the most imminently threatened area at this point," she said.

"No president should ever hesitate to use force - unilaterally if necessary - to protect ourselves and our vital interests when we are attacked or imminently threatened," Mr. Obama said.

When it was added to the endangered species list the species was called "imminently threatened" and "extremely vulnerable".

To be the subject of notification to English Heritage and/or the serving of a Building Preservation Notice if imminently threatened.