Mexico had threatened that if such became the case, it meant war.

If I do not agree to this marriage, it means war.

"If you came into power, it would mean war for Germany," she said.

"Does the attack on our ships mean war with India?"

That would mean civil war, something the country has experienced before, in 1994.

And I mean war, the kind which could get total.

"When they find out what you are doing, it will mean war with your government."

Sometimes they mean war with Iraq, which now seems more likely than ever.

To harm me now would mean war between the courts.

Whether it meant war, peace, or prayer we could not tell.