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How effective is the death penalty as an additional deterrent?deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
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High prices on large quantities of water are used as a deterrent to excessive use when there is a water shortage.deterrent = something that discourages
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In theory, it's supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a deterrent to the predators that live in the woods — packs of wild dogs, lone cougars, bears — that used to threaten our streets. (source)deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
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One afternoon, she was tempted to steal a book from the class bookshelf, but frankly, the prospect of another corridor Watschen at the hands of Sister Maria was a powerful enough deterrent.† (source)
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Deterrence based on fear is a holdover from the Cold War.† (source)
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If others make fun of you because you do well in school, don't let that be a deterrent.† (source)
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I indulged in the hope that only the ground-floor flats, set on fire as a deterrent, would burn, and the tenants would come back as soon as their papers had been checked.† (source)deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
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And in cooperation with many of our allies, the United States is pursuing the Strategic Defense Initiative—research to base deterrence not on the threat of offensive retaliation, but on defenses that truly defend; on systems, in short, that will not target populations, but shield them.† (source)
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God has willed that this shall not be and we have at least a breathing space to set our house in order before this peril has to be encountered: and even then, if no effort is spared, we should still possess so formidable a superiority as to impose effective deterrents upon its employment, or threat of employment, by others.† (source)deterrents = things that discourage things not wanted
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I think about burying the body, but a cold part of my mind tells me that this is still the best deterrent I could have.† (source)deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
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Tanimoto read in the papers that the United States and the Soviet Union were steadily climbing the steep steps of deterrence.† (source)
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God has willed that this shall not be and we have at least a breathing space to set our house in order before this peril has to be encountered: and even then, if no effort is spared, we should still possess so formidable a superiority as to impose effective deterrents upon its employment, or threat of employment, by others.† (source)deterrents = things that discourage things not wanted
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She would almost certainly hurt herself in the process, but that wasn't always much of a deterrent, I knew.† (source)deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
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"I think you Americans call it deterrence," replied Bernardine.† (source)
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She has used them as deterrents to defend her throne.† (source)deterrents = things that discourage things not wanted
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The Georgia carried twenty-four Trident missiles, a noteworthy fraction of the country's total deterrent force.† (source)deterrent = something that discourages something not wanted
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