1.  The Mafia uses threats of physical violence or death to silence any opposition.

2.  And a Cornell University study concludes that corporate America has used the threat of moving as effective leverage to hold down wages in our country.

3.  And one Republican strategist suggested that Schluter was using the threat of a maverick gubernatorial bid to pressure party leaders into leaving his district unchanged.

4.  Armey hinted he might favor using the threat of default to wring concessions from the Democratic administration.

5.  Armey focused new attention on the impending debt crisis Sunday by saying that Republicans intend to use the threat of default to force major budget concessions from President Clinton.

6.  At Aberdeen, according to army documents, both Delmar Simpson and Nathanael Beach used death threats to keep their victims in line.

7.  At most bankruptcy hearings, Sears representatives use the threat of repossession to persuade the debtor to reaffirm his debt with Sears.

8.  Bankruptcy attorneys say Sears uses the threat of repossession to force customers to reaffirm their Sears debts.

9.  Because this threat would be used against middle-level players, the overall effect would be to force them to settle before arbitration instead of risking job security.

10.  Beijing uses missile threats to intimidate Taiwanese into voting for a party that is running on a pro-China platform and against independent-minded opponents.