Sentence examples for deterrence from inspiring English sources

Step by step, this carefully guided analysis produces a sentence compatible with legislation and appropriate to the five purposes of sentencing: punishment, protection of the public, deterrence, reform and rehabilitation and reparation to the public.

Sir Richard Dalton, a former British ambassador to Tehran, said: "She's implying that, if Iran became a nuclear weapon state, then the US would develop their existing defence commitments and that the US would contemplate nuclear deterrence to protect Persian Gulf states".

In their book, The Ultimate Weapon is no Weapon (Perseus Books, 2010), Shannon Beebe and Mary Kaldor refer to the now familiar argument – deployed in Tuesday's Commons debate - that deterrence does not work against rogue states and terrorists.

But prisoners in their position must: have the possibility of arguing that at some point, after a lengthy period in prison, their detention is no longer necessary in the interests of punishment, deterrence and protection of the public and that their release would be justified on grounds of rehabilitation.

The project hopes to become a powerful voice of deterrence to keep future victims from embarking on these dangerous journeys.

He is a great believer in nuclear deterrence: "If your enemy has nuclear weapons, then you need them too".

The authors add: "And if deterrence only works against states that are rational, why do we need nuclear weapons at all? Surely no rational state would threaten to use them".

If deterrence, Article 5 and collective defence mean anything then Nato has to move quickly – placing military capability in the Baltic states and reassessing what capabilities are needed elsewhere.

Talking of "an era of constant competition with Russia", Bradshaw told an audience at the Royal United Services Institute that Nato had to maintain a cohesive system of deterrence on its eastern borders, something that would require help from the EU.

"Should the plaintiffs not also be concerned with deterrence as an issue in settlement?" he asked.It is too early to say how all these cases will play out.

Rather than embrace the moment's populism (or denounce a vile question) Mr Dukakis offered an owlish reply about deterrence and murder rates.