But this was an indirect threat, a different kind of killing.

Yet the indirect threat somehow seemed out of character for them.

Although it was only an indirect threat to his life, it weighed constantly upon us.

Some sovereigntist groups threatened or made indirect threats by stating that if the event took place, there could be violence.

"The final thrust," he continued, "was the direct or indirect threats from the Sigurimi, which wanted to settle old scores.

Making direct or indirect threats to harm the victim, the victim's children, relatives, friends, or pets.

Indirect threats, such as collision with power-lines, are also a common modern problem for Martial Eagles.

On the other hand Anaya's colleagues reported that he had received a number of direct and indirect threats from the Salvadoran government throughout 1987.

Emotional blackmail is defined as a direct or indirect threat by someone to punish others if they do not do what the blackmailer wants.

An indirect threat is human-set forest fires, because the sengi depends on its forest habitat.

President Lyndon Johnson had to use indirect threats of political reprisal to force Hoover to investigate.

Dr. Runge said she had received an indirect threat on the telephone from an anonymous caller who said, "Are you still there?"

A translator working for The New York Times in southern Afghanistan has also received indirect threats from people known to be close to the Taliban.

These were: no formal action, notification of matters requiring attention, indirect threat of prosecution, direct threat of prosecution, and prosecution.

The threat of immediate danger of eruption continued to be attributed to hot air and ash clouds (awanpanas) with indirect threats attributed to lava ejections.

The immediate danger from Mount Merapi continued to be from hot ash clouds eruptions and indirect threats in the form of lava and lahar.

Since its founding, JIS has been affected by the political and economic turbulence of Jakarta, receiving both direct and indirect threats to its security.

To ensure respect for children's rights we must not only focus on specific rights violations, but also on indirect threats such as, for example, Internet crime or violence in the media.

The Pact did contain provisions regarding "indirect threats" and attempts to undermine either party's independence by means of "economic penetration", a clear reference to the peculiar status of Danzig.

Just last year, they voted to give lawmakers the power to cut the budget of the Education Department office that oversees the student loan program - a looming if indirect threat to direct lending.

Knowing how you feel about Xanth, I shall try to be the best possible King, ushering in a new Golden Age, so that you never suffer any direct or indirect threats through my mismanagement.

Later declassified, the Robertson Panel's report concluded that UFOs were not a direct threat to national security, but could pose an indirect threat by overwhelming standard military communications due to public interest in the subject.

Another indirect threat from Apple involves the iPhone maker transferring patents to a company called Digitude Innovations, an alleged patent troll, which used them to sue various Android phone makers as well as Research in Motion.

FEDERAL transportation officials have declared New York City's restrictions on the size of fuel tanker-trucks a violation of Federal law and an indirect threat to environmental safety in some New Jersey and Westchester County communities.