Sentence examples for could scare off from inspiring English sources

Mr. Hands's action could scare off any potential buyers.

But he said the government's language could scare off potential investors.

* By highlighting one case in a very public way, "Bloodgate" could scare off other potential cheats.

The federal investigation could scare off players from signing with the Marlins.

After all, the complexity of kosher laws could scare off potential competitors.

Owners of small restaurants are particularly worried about making changes that could scare off business.

Contesting the last boss's deal could easily scare off the ideal new one.

"Bringing too many shares to market could easily scare off investors," said a prominent investment banker at a rival firm in London, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The first few paragraphs reveal another obstacle to be overcome, ominously barbed as they are with dialect -- "neeps," "kirned" and so on, shards of words that could easily scare off anyone from south of Aberdeen.

This could potentially scare off editors from contributing quality edits to the site.

He could try to scare off suitors (as Anthony did) by threatening to opt out next summer, but would he really turn down a partnership with Bryant or Blake Griffin in Los Angeles?