Sentence examples for frightening off from inspiring English sources

But Peru has paid a high price for frightening off investors in the past.

The parties would prefer to hold such arguments in private, for fear of frightening off the voters.

Yemen, concerned about frightening off investors, signed an agreement with Eritrea pledging to submit the dispute to international arbitration.

Even so, it might be useful for frightening off (or burning holes in) small boats that look threatening but wouldn't warrant a hail of machinegun fire.

The true cost of providing a safe, modern and efficient network was never properly assessed, for fear of frightening off investors which it would have done.

Signs had been put up round the waterholes warning swimmers off with skull-and-crossbones markers, frightening off most kids, but not us.

That has frightened off foreign companies.

Investors have been frightened off by the political debate.

The Syria-hardened fighters aren't easily frightened off.

This experience has frightened off many cities since.

Yet the noise may have frightened off the assailants.