They asked questions, made vague threats, wanted to see the books and records.

The Palestinian leader should surely understand by now that even vague threats of violence hurt his position at the bargaining table.

Some have made explicit or vague threats against the President or another national leader.

In some way, he'd carried out his vague threat.

Thus, a vague threat that someday the prisoner might be killed would not suffice.

Instead, Japan wants to issue another warning and another vague threat of sanctions.

Still, the vague threat of calamity has left many here unfazed.

It is a music hall, a place to hear blues without the vaguest threat of gunfire.

They also issued a vague threat to create an alternative to it.

Someone getting his jollies by making a vague threat against the department.