"Those threats caused regulators to grant a rate increase that might otherwise not have been granted."

But the threat of his fingers didn't cause her tears.

In other states, the threat of fire has caused some municipalities to consider their own bans.

The threat of the storm caused domestic flights to be canceled.

The threat caused approximately 500 students to miss a school day, which happened to be on Halloween.

The threat and use of these weapons cause enormous suffering around the world because they:

The threat of their attacks caused the settlement to be evacuated for a time in 1791.

The threat of criticism can be sufficient to silence people, or cause them to stay away.

This terrible threat caused the two women to fall off immediately.

And no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide otherwise.