Disorderly gatherings were banned, as were certain organisations that were deemed threatening to the government.

Our president uses the time-proven advantage of telling a fearful public that it is under attack, engendering the kind of fear that has provided governments a nearly free hand to pursue all that is deemed threatening.

These dances were officially banned for a time because they were deemed threatening to the white inhabitants of the city, and their resurgence in second lining suggests a similar celebration of individual freedom.

New forms of popular entertainment have always been deemed threatening to youth, Mr. Standage notes, citing an example from 1816 in The Times of London.

At first, they were directed chiefly against foes of the Vietnam War and black militants, then against officials and journalists suspected of leaking damaging information, finally against politicians from George Wallace to George McGovern who were deemed threatening to what was seen as the precarious position of Mr. Nixon.

The recurring incidents are deemed threatening to the industry and attract the attention of the Interplanetary Flying Police.

Sweeping restrictions were imposed, including total bans on rumor-mongering, boycotts of classes, petitions, meetings and anything else that was deemed threatening to what Beijing called "the normal order."

The property so targeted, in most cases with the notable exception of labor actions, tends to be that which is deemed to be causing or threatening some form of damage to living beings.

Special Projects is responsible for a wide range of activities, from sponsoring high-profile charity events with the intention of stealing upwards of 95% of the funds raised, to hiring assassins to kill individuals deemed threatening to the Senior Partners.

For these animals, the eye contact involved in dyadic joint attention is deemed threatening.