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To deterrent
noun
Something that deters.
Exact(4)
Despite the claim that much of the framework to support the implementation of an EAFM in Europe is in place, the findings point out to deterrent features within the governance system.
The report did not give details of the plan, but the official summation of the Politburo meeting noted that the party would "sternly investigate and punish violations of party rules and laws by party members and officials," and "give full play to deterrent force".
On the other hand, unless the United States makes very clear it won't stand for Iran producing or having the capacity to produce a nuke, the most likely Iranian response to deterrent noises will be stitching up a shroud of ambiguity to obscure its at-the-edge-of-production capabilities.
In addition, if immigrants are more responsive to deterrent factors (see, for example, Butcher and Piehl 2007), strict policing in London would discourage criminal activities of immigrants by more than natives.
Similar(52)
The ability to produce deterrents to natural enemies from plant-derived compounds is typical of some Chrysolina species [24] [26].
"We are happy to be a deterrent to conflict".
Congress ought to restore that deterrent to protect investors.
Nor did it prove to be a deterrent to drug abuse.
The United States made no secret that it intended the drills to be a deterrent to North Korean aggression.
DR: But isn't that the nature of punishment, that it has to be a deterrent to others?
We must forge ahead and not allow distractions or roadblocks to become a deterrent to progress.
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