The opposition has threatened to boycott the elections, scheduled for early 2007.

The opposition had threatened to boycott the elections, originally set for Feb. 10.

However the opposition by the U.S. government threatened the legal standing of the church.

The opposition threatened to mount a civil disobedience campaign.

The opposition threatened to boycott parliament but did not call for any street protests.

Meanwhile the opposition threatened to resume mass demonstrations if an acceptable political agreement was not reached.

Whenever this happens, the opposition can threaten the government's legislative program.

Their opposition threatened to kill an initiative at the heart of the mayor's effort to overhaul the school system, the nation's largest.

Growing opposition threatened to spill over into civil unrest.

The opposition also threatened to pull out of the plan due to ongoing protester deaths.