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Years ago a friend and fellow writer, Nick Antosca, once made a remark about it being best not to threaten, but to simply act. An effective way of going about things, I think. Helen Oyeyemi

Friend, Best, Think, Way, Things, Years

The anorexic body is held in the grip of will alone; its meaning is far from stable. What it says - 'Notice me, feed me, mother me' - is not what it means, for such attentions constitute an agonising test of that will, and also threaten to return the body to the dreaded 'normality' it has been such ecstasy to escape. Rachel Cusk

Mother, Alone, Me, Body, Meaning, Escape

The bottom line is that weather events not only threaten private property and family budgets, but they also can decimate public resources and government coffers. Matt Cartwright

Family, Weather, Government, Only, Line

Today, even small entities that trade complex instruments or are granted sufficient leverage can threaten the global financial system. Paul Singer

Today, Small, Financial, Trade, Complex

Egypt is practicing its very normal role on its soil and does not threaten anyone and there should not be any kind of international or regional concerns at all from the presence of Egyptian security forces. Mohammed Morsi

Security, Egypt, Kind, Presence, Soil

Theatre owners cannot threaten actors with defamation cases and take them to court or seek compensation for losses incurred. Radha Ravi

Theatre, Seek, Court, Cannot, Take, Them

What I get really excited about are movies that I connect with emotionally. 'Deliverance' was on TV, and they don't really make movies like that anymore, just simple and scary. The truly scary thing is, 'I'm going to threaten your life, I'm going to threaten the people you love. What are you going to do about it?' Katie Aselton

Life, Love, Simple, People, You, Movies

The irony of the political rise of the plutocrats is that, like Venice's oligarchs, they threaten the system that created them. Chrystia Freeland

Political, Rise, Venice, Irony, Like

I condemn all statements - made in sincerity or jest - that threaten or suggest the use of violence against the president of the United States or any other public official. Such rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated. Paul Broun

Violence, Sincerity, President, Will

I just don't see where Chris Weidman is going to threaten me. He's a tough guy, but I'm better on my feet, better on the ground. He's not going to threaten me with his wrestling. Luke Rockhold

Me, Tough, Feet, Better, See, Wrestling

There is nothing more important in my life than being a father. I will never allow any of my career choices or aspirations to threaten this bond. Corey Hart

Life, Father, My Life, Bond, Choices

Challenges of historic import threaten America's future. Action on the deficit, economy, energy, health care and much more is imperative, yet our legislative institutions fail to act. Congress must be reformed. Evan Bayh

Future, Health, Care, Challenges, Energy

Massive debts owed to foreign creditors weaken our global influence and threaten high inflation and steep tax increases for our children and grandchildren. Evan Bayh

Children, Influence, High, Inflation

People could be really horrible, you know? They would threaten my parents. Sabaa Tahir

Parents, People, You, Know, Horrible

There will always be disputes between nations which, at times, will inflame the public and threaten conflicts, but the main thing is to educate the people of the world to be ever mindful that there are better means of settling such disputes than by war. Frank B. Kellogg

War, People, World, Better, Always, Will

Therefore, if we are a Nation of laws and a Nation of immigrants, immigration should occur within a legal framework, not through the machinations of illegal schemes and scams that threaten our national security. J. D. Hayworth

Legal, Nation, Security, Immigration

Disruption to the flow of oil through the Straits of Hormuz would threaten regional and global economic growth. Any attempt by Iran to close the Straits would be illegal and unsuccessful. Philip Hammond

Growth, Oil, Economic Growth, Flow

Yes, it is long past time we get serious about tackling the nation's ever-growing deficits. But the average American family drawn into serious debt cannot just threaten to stiff its creditors. It must cut its spending in the future, but also take responsibility for the debt incurred in the past. Peter Welch

Family, Future, Time, Responsibility

The Greens will threaten the future of our strong economy. They will destroy jobs and put Victorian families at risk. Denis Napthine

Future, Strong, Risk, Economy, Will, Our

The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny. Robert Dale Owen

Men, Bravery, Us, First, Idle, Reckless

Are we prepared to tolerate a world in which countries which care about morality lay down their nuclear weapons, leaving others to threaten the rest of the world or hold it to ransom? Des Browne

World, Rest, Care, Down, Morality, Hold

There are still deep-seated structural problems that threaten the economic balance in the world: Between the United States and China, for example, but also within Europe. We have taken a few steps toward taming the financial markets, but we haven't come nearly far enough to rule out a repetition of the crisis. Peer Steinbruck

Balance, World, Problems, Enough, Crisis

I've had some threaten not to give Communion to me, even though they don't know my position, just because I'm a Democrat. I've had cardinals refuse to shake my hand because I'm a Democrat. Bart Stupak

Me, Know, Just Because, Some, Position

Chemistry itself knows altogether too well that - given the real fear that the scarcity of global resources and energy might threaten the unity of mankind - chemistry is in a position to make a contribution towards securing a true peace on earth. Kenichi Fukui

Fear, Peace, Unity, True, Energy, Earth

I do not want our children and grandchildren to live in a world where everyday they fear some regional strongman with weapons of mass destruction. We need to send a message to these future would-be bullies: you will not be allowed to threaten the world. George Voinovich

Future, Fear, Children, Live, World, You

It has been popular to threaten 'small islands and low-lying coasts' with scenarios of disastrous future flooding. The Maldives has been the most utilised target. We have undertaken a careful analysis of actual sea level changes in the Maldives. No rise has been recorded either in the present or the past centuries. Nils-Axel Morner

Sea, Future, Small, Past, Present, Rise

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