All they needed was the courage to risk retaliation after the visitors left.

If the women complained to management, they said in the suit, they risked criticism and retaliation.

He does not want to risk active retaliation by South Africa.

For Saddam, continuing to block full inspection is so important that he is willing to risk military retaliation.

They risk retaliation from the police if they use such inside information to write articles officials consider unfavorable.

It explained why Rull ships had never attacked human food sources or supply lines; they didn't want to risk retaliation.

Many have been intercepted at sea and forcibly returned to Haiti, where they risk violent retaliation.

However, one earlier reason for a showdown, forcing Democrats to cast their votes and thus risk political retaliation, no longer applies.

"It is madness to risk retaliation" from the large trading partners of the EU, he said.

That anger has led many Haitian soldiers and police officers to abandon their posts rather than risk retaliation.