Sentence examples for discourage possible from inspiring English sources

She warned that discrimination could discourage possible future SARS sufferers from seeking medical attention in time.

At night, he sleeps in a makeshift arrangement on the second floor -- his master bedroom on the first floor is now gone -- to discourage possible looters.

It was an early use of a now common strategy in the computer industry, and at Microsoft in particular: announcing products that don't exist (known in the industry as "vaporware") in order to discourage possible competitors.

Spiegel said this kind of term can discourage possible investors who seek to own a larger stake and so may not bid at all.

What discouraged possible purchasers was the fact that the buyer would have to pay transportation charges.

To an extent, this stance is similar to the Air Marshall approach - everyone knows they are out there and everyone knows that they are not on every flight; but everyone also knows that they COULD be on that specific flight, discouraging possible threats.

While the weapons could be used for offensive purposes, American intelligence experts believe that the missiles are intended in part to discourage any possible Israeli attack on Iraqi nuclear or chemical weapon installations.

Forced movement of people is indeed a deplorable practice that should be discouraged when possible.

The plain object of this legislation is to discourage and, if possible, prevent gambling.

The leading edge is made as smooth and rounded as possible to discourage stalling.

That's why I try and keep the desktop as clean as possible, to discourage me from doing admin.