Sentence examples for modest deterrent from inspiring English sources

That modest deterrent barely begins to address their problems.

Adopting a statute along the lines of the parliamentary commission's recommendation might have some modest deterrent effect on financial executives, who could fear that they might be made an example by prosecutors seeking to hold someone accountable for a bank's failure.

The Lib Dems will argue in favour of a more modest deterrent, based on the Astute class of submarines, while Liam Fox is pressing for the Tories to introduce a new generation of the four Vanguard submarines which currently give Britain a "continuous at sea deterrent".

He is "instinctively" in favour of a largely elected House of Lords, provided experienced appointees are given seats; he rejects the replacement of Trident with a new submarine-based missile system, although thinks the UK could have a more modest deterrent; he is "instinctively" against any privatisation of the NHS.

But several leading Chinese reacted strongly, saying the system was also aimed at China, where officials fear that their relatively small nuclear deterrent could be greatly diminished by even a modest missile defense program.

Those numbers might look impressive, but the deal is far too modest to be a credible deterrent to reckless foreclosure practices.

NEW YORK TIMES   How Second Mortgages Complicate a Federal Settlement  |  Elizabeth M. Lynch, a lawyer at MFY Legal Services, writes in a column in The New York Times that a recent settlement with big banks "is far too modest to be a credible deterrent to reckless foreclosure practices".

If none of the above is a deterrent, it is possible to eat quite well in the modest cafe-style restaurant, and at very reasonable prices.

The fact that the Met's main event that evening, after the reception — the Tchaikovsky brothers' (Peter Ilyich and Modest) musical adaptation of Pushkin's novella, "The Queen of Spades" — would take longer to watch than read was not a deterrent to Dillon's staying.

Some deterrent!

"That's a deterrent".