In the Army's view, at least, that threat has not receded.

However, the threat of attack receded as the battery was completed.

The threat of nuclear war may have receded in the last two decades, but it certainly hasn't disappeared.

By 1390 the threat of war with France has receded.

The nuclear threat - while far from gone - is receding.

Since the threat of civil war receded in 2007, Iraq has hardly been a peaceful place.

In this way, the threat of a wider war receded.

The season was now too late for another attempt and, in any case, the threat of invasion had receded.

As global threats recede, Congress is taking a less hysterical view.

His tension seemed to increase as the threat of immediate combat receded.