1.   In a surprisingly bold move, he is threatening court action against the company.

2.   NATO threatened drastic action if its terms were not met.

3.   That prompted college trustees last month to threaten legal action if the architect and construction manager did not help resolve the problems.

4.   The Independent Television Commission threatened court action if it was not restored to its original time.

5.   The singer threatened legal action against the magazine.

6.   They will threaten legal action for nonpayment.

7.   The United States threatened military action against Iraq.

8.   They have threatened military action but held off until now.

9.   She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.