Sentence examples for be able to deter from inspiring English sources

The ADS was claimed to be able to deter enemy personnel more than 500 m (1,640 ft) away.

Even if he does act, Mr. Arafat appeared unlikely to be able to deter an Israeli retaliation.

While universities, and our cities and communities, may not be able to deter all criminal activity, we can control our immediate response.

Robert Sinclair Jr., a spokesman for AAA New York, questioned whether the new boots would be able to deter the most brazen scofflaws.

Those with established beachheads on a gene-related disease or condition will be able to deter competition, much as they did before last Thursday's gene-patent ruling.

Without stronger enforcement power, the report says, the agency will not be able to deter anticompetitive behavior or outright violations of market rules.

"A small group of citizens was able to deter a big company," said Scott Blasdell, a portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan, who led the group.

Such a mechanism would be of particular advantage to soft-bodied cnidarians if they were able to deter predation in this way.

Actually, the process we started in order to face them, to rebuild institutions, to rebuild the social fabric, was able to deter increasing levels of that, and we were able to reduce the violence in general in the country.

Radiation alone was able to deter tumor growth at the primary site but had no effect on the secondary site, while antibody therapy alone had no effect on either tumors.

Aviation security practitioners must be able to detect and deter future unconventional terrorist and criminal acts.