come under threat

"If these come under threat, it could be a worse situation for us," he said.

Within a few months his position came under threat from a new direction.

At the same time, the ethnic diversity of the area came under threat.

The area at one point came under threat from the Vikings.

Another problem arises when two houses that are close in date or place come under threat at the same time.

His battery had come under threat from an advance by the enemy.

"Did you believe there was no chance that the ship would come under threat?"

"If they come under threat, we have to be prepared to move very rapidly."

After Fusiwe's death, her life came under threat once again.

That was ruled out, however, in an effort to prevent them or their families from coming under terrorist threat.