Sentence examples for contributed to deterring from inspiring English sources

In this sense, it is very interesting to analyse what may have happened in the mid 90s that contributed to deterring the declining process of dropout rates in Spain.

Furthermore, the facility level managers reported that the lack of a validation system in CHAM's health records and documentation contributed to deterring efficiency, which was made worse by a lack of supervision, breeding further mistrust between DHOs and CHAM facilities.

Mr. Cedar put it more sensitively: "The way I see it, there is more than one way to contribute to deterring our enemies, other than with tanks".

That is, it is quite likely that the construction boom from the end of the 90s until the starting of the recession in 2007 contributed to further deter the improving rates of dropout observed in previous years (up to 1994).

The president's decision to establish the center is an apparent setback for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Mr. Mueller, who has struggled to maintain the F.B.I.'s primacy over domestic intelligence and counterterrorism in the face of bitter complaints that the bureau's case-oriented approach to terrorism had contributed to its failure to deter the attacks.

The American law banned candy-, fruit- and spice-flavored cigarettes but left the issue of menthol to the F.D.A. Congress questioned whether menthol contributed to smoking initiation or deterred quitting.

The answer is that the government's policy of engagement has contributed to reducing military tensions and deterring hostilities on the Korean Peninsula and noticeable changes within North Korea.

And by taking dramatic action, our goal is not just to hold accountable those whose conduct may have contributed to the last meltdown, but to deter such future conduct as well.

Finally, it should help to deter the irresponsible financial trading that contributed to the crisis we are in today.

As for cases like Venezuela, often cited as a leading example of the resource curse, advocates of the curse thesis argue that oil contributed to a debt-driven boom that was bound to deter growth eventually.

The local council was committed to providing funding for youth clubs and other regenerative schemes to deter young people from engaging in criminal activities, which contributed to the area improving greatly over time.