Burton remained positive and continued to play neat football, although they did not seriously threaten Tim Howard's goal.

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For some Americans, a change in their treatment regimen or a substitution of a medication can seriously threaten their ability to get better.

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"Enlargement fatigue (in the EU) and accession fatigue (in aspirant countries) could seriously threaten the future of the enlargement agenda, " the peers said.

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The closing stages saw Bordeaux pour forward and camp in the Liverpool half but they were still unable to seriously threaten Jose Reina's goal.

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"A reduction in the public funding per student could seriously threaten our ability to offer the high-quality experience our students deserve and expect, " said its president, Professor Steve Smith.

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The barrier islands east of Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain have still not recovered from the blow dealt by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Bossart said, and a spill such as this one could seriously threaten their recovery.

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That would seriously threaten De Beers.

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Their one-day plans, meanwhile, are very much up in the air but with so much one-day cricket to be played next summer, including the World Twenty20 and and a total of 10 ODIs before the Champions Trophy, there is plenty of opportunity for the selectors to have a serious rethink and muster a team which can seriously threaten to win the World Cup, now two years away.

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Anything we believe would threaten his personal safety will be taken seriously.

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Kalm arguments included the claims that demolition would seriously affect the local economy and threaten to contaminate the River Usk.

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