The phrase "aiming to deter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing intentions or goals related to preventing certain actions or behaviors, often in contexts like law, security, or policy.
Example: "The new regulations are aiming to deter companies from engaging in unethical practices."
Alternatives: "intended to prevent" or "designed to discourage".
The document seeking congressional backing speaks of sending "a clear signal of American resolve", aiming "to deter, disrupt, prevent and degrade the potential for future uses of chemical weapons or other weapons of mass destruction".
For months they have been voluntarily taking turns in nightly patrols, aiming to deter whoever was repeatedly setting fire to the local buildings.
He appears determined to make the new facilities at Camp Schwab a reality, and to fortify Japan's southern defences, aiming to deter Beijing as it pursues vast territorial claims at sea.
This is the ACA "employer mandate," aimed to deter employers from dumping their existing health care plans.
While the system aims to deter offenders, the outcomes for children protect neither the individual nor the community.
This approach aims to deter cyber criminals and to ensure that businesses' IT and financial resources are more efficiently used.
The plan, which the opposition criticized as cruel and ineffective, aims to deter asylum seekers from coming to Australia.
Booksellers have championed the now annual movement, which aims to deter shoppers from the online giant in the lead up to Christmas.
4. Synthesize their understanding of marijuana's effects on the brain by creating informational print advertisements that aim to deter teenagers from marijuana use.
This feeling has become more intense because Prevent now aims to deter people not just from violent extremism but also from "non-violent extremism".
The bill aims to deter religious bigots and fanatics from using extreme language when criticising others because of their beliefs and practices.
