"The only plausible thing we came up with was that threat."

If the community as a whole is successful at repulsing that threat, great.

His size made him more than capable of carrying out that threat.

Fortunately, we don't have to carry that threat out too often.

So far, the Chinese have shown no interest in making that threat.

"Do you think they will dare carry out that threat?"

"Did she tell you who conveyed that threat to her?"

Yes, I was there when she made that particular threat.

We have seen that threat in this debate today.