Insufficient blood would have been lost to threaten life.

He mentions a sterilised needle under the fingernail, which would cause excruciating pain but not threaten life.

This was designed to deal with abandoned non-coal mine workings which are likely to collapse and threaten life and property.

Flash flood warnings are common all year, and due to the flat landscape, heavy rains often threaten life and property in the city.

But when acute ill health threatens life everyone demands and expects the best possible 24-hour hospital care.