Sentence examples for imposing a deterrent from inspiring English sources

About 30 men in yellow raincoats gathered on March 14 and 25 to patrol the trains running on the Transpole network, apparently with the goal of imposing a "deterrent presence against thugs who attack and steal with impunity".

Around 30 men in yellow raincoats gathered in the northern French town on the 14th and 25th of March to patrol the trains running on the Transpole network, apparently with the goal of imposing a "deterrent presence against thugs who attack and steal with impunity".

"We need to impose a true deterrent to stop people from driving while using an electronic device and to keep our roads and citizens safe".

Instead, Major League Baseball makes use of a luxury tax as a deterrent for overspending, imposing a penalty on every dollar spent above $206m in total payroll that goes into the revenue-sharing coffers equally distributed among the 30 major-league teams.

She hopes this will happen by imposing a fine that could have a "deterrent effect".

And it accused the UN of allowing the Syrian government "to kill its own people with chemical weapons... without confronting it or imposing any deterrent sanctions".

A major underlying rationale for imposing a substantial fine in a case like this is its deterrent value".

A major underlying rationale for imposing a substantial fine in a case like this is it's deterrent value".

Because of the deterrent effect, the agency usually resolves access violations far short of imposing a financial penalty.

And it imposes a proportionate and deterrent fine on Facebook," she added.

"Revenge evolved as a deterrent, to impose a cost on people who threaten a community and to reach into the heads of others who may be contemplating similar behavior," said Michael McCullough, a psychologist at the University of Miami and author of "Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct" (Jossey-Bass, 2008).